Researchers Create A Gene Therapy Treatment That May Prevent Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is devastating both for those who suffer from it and for those who love them. It is also expensive. It’s estimated that the current worldwide cost of coping with Alzheimer’s is $818...
View ArticleOnly 3% of seniors wait until 70 to collect social security even thought it’d...
Social Security is a program that forms the financial foundation for a majority of our nation’s retired workers, and that’s not expected to change anytime soon. We’re really dependent on Social...
View ArticleWe’re beginning to see the medical revolution CRISPR had promised
There’s a revolution happening in biology, and its name is CRISPR. CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) is a powerful technique for editing DNA. It has received an enormous amount of attention in the...
View ArticleRobot completes 2-hour brain surgery in just 2.5 minutes
Brain surgery is precision business, and one slip can spell doom for affected patients. Even in one of the most skilled jobs in the world, human error can still be a factor. Researchers from the...
View ArticleAt what age do you become ‘old?’ Here’s what four different generations think
If age really is just a number, what number marks old age? Well, the answer to that depends on how old you are now. Millennials hold the least generous views on aging, saying that you are old beginning...
View ArticleYoung people’s blood could help treat Alzheimer’s
It sounds more like science fiction than real world science, but researchers at Stanford University announced the first results of a novel study in which they infused blood from young donors into a...
View ArticleSenolytic therapies seem to stop Alzheimer’s disease ‘in its tracks’
Scientists at the University of Texas have implicated a type of cellular stress for the first time as a player in Alzheimer’s disease. And their discovery could lead to treatments for more than 20...
View ArticleEye scan may detect Alzheimer’s disease in seconds
Two new studies now suggest that a noninvasive eye scan could soon be used to catch Alzheimer’s disease early. A simple eye scan may soon detect Alzheimer’s in a matter of seconds. The world’s...
View ArticleThe healthiest people in the world don’t go to the gym
If you want to be as healthy as possible, there are no treadmills or weight machines required. Don’t just take my word for it—look to the longest-lived people in the world for proof. People in the...
View ArticleDeep learning algorithm detects Alzheimer’s up to six years before doctors
A new algorithm significantly outperformed human clinicians in predicting which patients would go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A powerful new deep learning algorithm has been developed that can...
View ArticleNew research says men who marry intelligent women live longer
New research has shown that if a man wants to live a long healthy life, marrying a smart woman will go a long way in fulfilling this desire. Besides increasing longevity, having an intelligent wife can...
View ArticleWe can now grow perfect human blood vessels in a lab
The latest game changer in diabetes research might not be a new drug or a therapy. Instead, it could be a system of human blood vessels virtually identical to the ones currently transporting blood...
View ArticleA novel dementia treatment will flood people’s brains with a low-risk version...
No one knows for certain what causes Alzheimer’s disease. But one fact about the condition has gained nearly irrefutable status. Depending on what versions of a gene called APOE you inherit, your risk...
View ArticleFive key ideas you need to understand now if you want to be ready for the...
With a new series of the BBC science podcast Futureproofing on air this month, presenter Timandra Harkness explains how to get ready for the world of the future. Just a building that keeps the rain out...
View ArticleBlood test detects Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have created a simple blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s disease. The blood test accurately measures one of the proteins—P-tau181—implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a...
View ArticleScientists discover protective Alzheimer’s gene and develop rapid...
PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. A gene has been discovered that can naturally suppress the signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in human brain cells, in research led by Queen Mary...
View ArticleWorld-first gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice
Research into Alzheimer’s-related memory loss has uncovered an exciting new breakthrough in the form of a world-first gene therapy Scientists in Australia have made an exciting breakthrough in...
View ArticleResearchers use AI to predict Alzheimer’s disease 7 years before clinical...
IBM and Pfizer developed an AI that looks at speech patterns over time for markers of the crippling degenerative disease. Alzheimer’s is a crippling degenerative disease, but the answer to early...
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