We've long known that the Mediterranean diet is good for the
heart. Now, it may be good for the brain as well. Jennifer
Corbett Dooren has details on Lunch Break.   A study published
in this month's issue of the Archives of Neurology found that
the diet might protect against blood-vessel damage in the brain,
reducing the risks of stroke and memory loss.    In the latest
study, researchers, led by a group at the University of Miami in
Florida and Columbia University in New York, analyzed food
questionnaires filled out by nearly 1,000 people participating
in a larger, ongoing Northern Manhattan Study. These
participants were categorized into groups based on how closely
they adhered to an ideal Mediterranean-style diet, said Clinton
Wright, one of the researchers and an associate professor of
neurology at Miami's Miller School of Medicine.  Researchers
then used magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scans of the brain
to look for what are called white matter hyperintensities, which
show up as small lesions on the