Recent research led by Joe Z. Tsien of the Medical College of Georgia has produced a super smart rat. While the last thing the world needs is a smarter rat, the research may pave the way for treatments in...
TV Legend Don Lane has passed away at age 75 from dementia-related illness on October 22, 2009. The 6-time Logie Awards winner was diagnosed with dementia in 2005. He was inducted in the TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Don Lane, born 1933 as Morton Donald Isaacson, got his...
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Vancouvers 2009 Aids Walk , with the President of the International Aids Society Dr Julio Montaner , " King of Aids " About 2000 walkers walked the walk in Vancouvers Stanley Park this Sun Sep 20 ,...
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News 21 09 2009: Dementia sufferers 'set to double'
British experts: The fact people are living longer than ever before is a major factor driving the increasing incidence of dementia and Alzheimer's. Their report...
Latest count of people suffering from Alzimers is more than 35 million, 10% more than previous prediction. Well Alzimers is on the rise or the surge is beacuse of awareness about the desesae in third world is very...
Barry Artiste Op/Ed As a Health Physicist, what I can tell you what this story leaves out is statins, derived from mold, particularily Penicillium citrinum, formed from mycotoxins from rice, wheat, barley etc (Who Knew eh?) has a few more proven side effects which can be...
Recently made researches has shown, that middle aged people who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes are far more likely to develop dementia in later life. Estimates show that one of six people older than 70 have dementia.
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A daily dose of caffeine could slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease and may ever cure the condition, according to researchers. A study on mice suggests that caffeine can suppress the degenerative processes in...
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A study led by researchers in Canada who analysed post mortem brain samples of suicide victims with a history of being abused in childhood found changes in DNA expression that were not present in suicide victims with no childhood abuse history or in people who died of other...
The daughter of an 83-year old woman has been accused of leaving her mother in a bed infested with maggots. Concerned relatives had contacted the police when they were unable to reach her by phone. " SEATTLE – A Seattle woman faces criminal charges after police found...
Some 5.3 million people in the US have Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The healthcare costs related to Alzheimer's patients are more than triple those of other older people,...
VINCE LI, the schizophrenic man who decapitated a fellow passenger on a Canadian Greyhound bus last year and proceeded to eat his flesh, has been found to be insane and will not be criminalized for his acts,...
A study led by Finnish researchers analyzed over 2,200 British civil servants, and found that those who worked more than 55 hours per week had poorer mental skills compared to those who worked a standard week....
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'Mind' games, activities that stimulate the brain like knitting and reading, can delay the onset of dementia according to a new study to be presented at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. And findings...
Has the rise in the use of social networking had a negative or positive effect on our lives? " Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr...