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S.D. researchers are hopeful about new Alzheimer’s drug
A team of Alzheimer’s disease researchers led by scientists in San Diego offered a new glimmer of hope on Wednesday amid a string of setbacks in the long battle to treat the debilitating and deadly condition. A newly discovered compound, named NGP555, blocked the accumulation of beta amyloid — a toxic protein plaque — in... »
Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men
Image via Wikipedia Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article… Continue reading »
GENOMICS AND THE FUTURE OF CANCER TREATMENT~ EDWARD J. BENZ, JR., MD
Image by ?Adriënne via Flickr Centuries ago, when disease was thought to result from a disruption of the body’s four basic “humors” – fluids that collectively governed health – treatments were designed to bring them back into balance. “Therapies,” some of them ghastly by modern standards, were intended to relieve patients… Continue reading »
