HuffPo: Are You at Risk for Alzheimer’s?
No one knows for sure whether they will develop Alzheimer’s disease or not, but certain factors may increase your risk. A new study has identified nine potentially modifiable risk factors that may contribute to more than 75 percent of all Alzheimer’s cases worldwide....Newsweek: Jimmy Carter to be Treated with Immune Boosting Drug
News that a patient’s cancer has spread to the brain typically is a sign the end is near. But cancer experts expressed hope after learning that former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma would be treated with Merck & Co’s Keytruda, a new treatment that harnesses the...LiveScience: People with ALS May Consume More Calories, But Weigh Less
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are known to experience changes in their metabolism after their diagnosis — for example, they burn more calories while at rest. But a new study from the Netherlands suggests these changes happen even before patients have...CNN: New Saliva Test May Catch Alzheimer’s Disease Early
A test detecting Alzheimer’s disease early may become easily available thanks to one plentiful bodily substance: saliva, a recently released study shows. The saliva test was presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington this...
Today Show: The Internet Causing Digital Amnesia
The Internet and connected devices are fast becoming substitutes for remembering things, reducing our memory’s capability, according to a recent study by Kaspersky Labs. NBC’s Craig Melvin reports.