The news is everywhere. Pat Summitt, a virtual legend in women’s basketball who has won more games in her coaching career than any other college coach, has been diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s disease. The news is rocking the college sports world because it seems so unbelievable. This active, healthy, intelligent woman, just 59-years-old, now has a brain disease that will forever change her life.
ABC news reports that, “After months of memory lapses, Summitt recently visited the...
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Yesterday evening, "The McNeil Report" on PBS featured a very interesting and informative segment on early onset Alzheimer's disease. The... Read more »
Honest. Heartbreaking. Thought-provoking. The tale that CBS correspondent... Read more »
Scientists working with mice have found that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from a young age may help prevent Alzheimer's... Read more »
Medications such as Aricept, Exelon, and Reminyl are sometimes prescribed off-label to people with pre-dementia, but according to a new study they... Read more »
Bayer has started enrolling participants in a Phase 3 clinical trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of a test that may help spot... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
More and more Americans are benefiting from knee joint replacements for severe arthritis. Problems sometimes occur after the operation to reduce knee... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
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