UCLA debuts latest try at artificial kidney (Morning Read)
Published on Friday 03 September 2010 - 14:42 - http://www.medcitynews.com/University of California, San Francisco, has unveiled a prototype of an implantable artificial kidney with thousands of microscopic filters, and a bioreactor to mimic the metabolic and...
Puzzling claims over brain games
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 19:23 - http://www.nhs.uk/"People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer,” according to BBC News. The website said that mentally stimulating activities may protect the brain from memory loss but also...
Addex drug-candidate effective in Alzheimer’s disease model
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 18:02 - http://webnewswire.com/Geneva, Switzerland - Allosteric modulation company Addex Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SIX: ADXN) announced today that it has observed efficacy in a model of Alzheimer’s disease using a recently discovered...
Largest Nursing Home Abuse Verdict in History Shocks Industry and Riles Tort Reformers
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 12:00 - http://lansing.injuryboard.com/Humboldt County, CA--Earlier this week, a group of California jurors announced the largest verdict in history against a nursing home accused of abuse. That verdict of $677 million sent shock waves...
Mental exercise thwarts Alzheimer's initially, but hastens cognitive decline later
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 11:13 - http://www.themedguru.com/Do mental exercises to keep the brain running. At least it has always been thought of like that. New research however warrants a re-look at this popular notion. 'The latest findings partially...
Lou Gehrig's Disease Caused by Blows to Head?
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 08:33 - http://www.opposingviews.com/By Point of the Game'''Lou Gehrig lives in life and legend as a classic Achilles figure. He achieved great glory and died young, too young. One of the greatest baseball players of all time, known...
New Study Singles Out Factors Linked To Cognitive Deficits In Type 2 Diabetes
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 03:35 - http://www.redorbit.com/Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more...
MMR Risks, Autism & Finding Balance
Published on Thursday 02 September 2010 - 01:52 - http://www.opposingviews.com/By Val'''Experts entertain the notion that autism may not be a single disease at all.'The autism spectrum encompasses all ability levels; a great expanse that represents differing involvement with...
Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 23:02 - http://www.empowher.com/WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Reading, crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities have pros and cons when it comes to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.'In line...
Terry Pratchett: 'I'm open to joy. But I'm also cynical'
Published on Wednesday 01 September 2010 - 21:30 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Discworld's creator on his new novel, living with Alzheimer's – and why he should be allowed to decide when to end it allWhen, not very long ago, Terry Pratchett's father was given a year to live,...
