‘Holy Herb’ Found in California May Help Treat Alzheimer’s
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Emily Woodruff
| February 21st, 2019
While it might sound like a New Age dream that a shrub known as “holy herb” from California could help treat Alzheimer’s, it’s not so…
F.D.A. Gives Warning for Young Blood Treatment for Aging and Alzheimer’s
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Emily Woodruff
| February 19th, 2019
It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie with a Goop-esque twist: a company called Ambrosia offers plasma transfusions of “young” blood into…
Can We Slow Down Aging? Harvard Scientist Says He’s 20 Years Younger Than His Biological Age
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Marisa Taylor
| February 14th, 2019
Renowned Harvard University geneticist David Sinclair recently made a startling assertion: Scientific data shows he has knocked more than two decades off his biological…
The Rhythm of Your Brain Waves May Foretell Dementia
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Emily Woodruff
| December 6th, 2018
If you could take a simple, painless test that would tell you if dementia might be in your near future, would you do it?…
Marijuana Relieves Alzheimer’s-Like Symptoms—At Least, In Mice
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Emily Woodruff
| November 7th, 2018
Could marijuana treat Alzheimer’s? That’s what scientists at the University Medical Center Goettingen in Goettingen, Germany were investigating when they found that THC, the…
Antipsychotics Make No Difference for Delirium or Dementia in the I.C.U.
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Emily Woodruff
| October 22nd, 2018
A potent group of antipsychotic drugs used to treat delirium and dementia are not effective, according to a study published in the New England…
Eliminating ‘Zombie’ Brain Cells Could Prevent Alzheimer’s
By
Emily Woodruff
| September 19th, 2018
Inside your brain, there are 100 billion cells carrying out the daily tasks of keeping you alive and feeding you information: transmitting messages from…
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