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Sanders-Brown Center on Aging’s New Memory Clinic Expands Research, Improves Patient Care
LEXINGTON, Kentucky. (January 11, 2022) - The world is watching University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging for answers to the mysteries of dementia, and the elderly rely on them to help them chart their course towards a healthy…
Our community: the brother of a girl who died of a rare disease asks people to do good in his honor
“I want my sister's spirit to live, inspiring people she loved and those she never had the chance to meet,” says Felix Townsin.
With the help of his parents, an 11-year-old Esquimalt boy launched a website that not only celebrates…
Dementia cases could increase 166% globally by 2050
January 07, 2022
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Doc touts long “cure” from COVID; The perfect victims of COVID; Erroneous prenatal tests
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, which features some of the best investigative reporting in healthcare every week.…
Brain donation crucial for scientific research, but people with dementia in South Africa have…
Every day John Thorpe finds handwritten notes from his wife left in the house. Key points:SA Brain Bank at Flinders University is at full capacityIt currently contains 380 brains and 20 spinal cordsThose who want to donate to help…
Deciding who should receive the Covid pill will be difficult
Scientists who have been hesitant to talk about any new Covid-19 treatment suddenly use the term "game changer" to describe the Pfizer Paxlovid antiviral pill. But the modified game will include rationing.It is no coincidence…
‘No cure’: Toronto family of toddlers struggling with rare new disease raises funds for…
In the backyard of their Toronto home, on a blustery December afternoon, parents Julia Sisnett and Cameron Kilner push their 19-month-old daughter on a colorful swing.
Maddie's hair is blowing in the breeze and she smiles as her mom…
Biden administration to focus on risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
The Biden administration pledged Monday to accelerate research into risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and associated dementias.The announcement was part of the Department of Health and Human Services' annual update to its national…
Opinion: Resolve this year to plan ahead for loved ones facing Alzheimer’s disease
A patient with Alzheimer's disease. Courtesy centers for disease control
New Year's resolutions are nothing new. Most of us grew up making New Year's resolutions, from commitment to the gym (have you ever tried to find an open…
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, here are the 7 Major Medical Wonders of 2021
As the Covid-19 pandemic raged in 2021, the year saw breakthroughs and medical innovations in addition to the release of two new vaccines. From the very first drug approved to treat rare progeria, to the new formulation of insulin that…