On Wednesday, actor Seth Rogen visited Capitol Hill to share his family’s personal struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. His six-minute plea for increased government funding and awareness initiatives was emotional and...
Read MoreToday is World Alzheimer’s Action Day, a day set aside by the Alzheimer’s Association to draw attention to and raise awareness for a disease that affects millions of families across the United States. Supporters are...
Read MoreA disheartening number of people are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s every day. Currently, 5.4 million Americans are living with the disease. It is also the most common form of dementia. The disease interferes with memory and...
Read MoreThis week the FDA announced a new element in Alzheimer’s research that may help unlock some of the mysteries about the disease. The organization has issued a proposal designed to help companies that develop Alzheimer’s...
Read MoreA new study lends more argument for getting fit and staying fit as we age. The recent publication found that those who are most fit at age 50 will suffer fewer chronic diseases and increase their healthy years of life. Melissa...
Read MoreMicrowave popcorn has yet another strike against it as researchers announce that diacetyl, a substance used to give the snack its buttery flavor, has a structure similar to beta-amyloid protein clumping in the brain, which is...
Read MoreMarijuana is one of the hot-button issues right now. The question whether to legalize or not is as ever present as legalizing gay marriage, what to do about abortion, and how constitutional the health care bill may be. Unlike...
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