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October 24, 2015

Analysis: Goal for Alzheimer's drug by 2025 too ambitious?

The U.S. government has set a deadline of 2025 for finding an effective way to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, an ambitious target considering there is no cure on the horizon and one that sets a firm deadline unlike previous campaigns against cancer or AIDS

October 24, 2015

'Widowhood effect' strongest during first three months

When a husband or wife dies, the surviving spouse faces a higher risk of dying over the next few months as well, according to a new report.

October 24, 2015

Hits to head may spur brain-damaging immune response

Frequent hits to the head, which commonly occur during football games, are known to put people at risk for later brain disease, and a new study offers a new explanation for why this might be

October 24, 2015

Girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery will be taken off life support

A 13-year-old Northern California girl will be taken off life support Tuesday after she was declared brain dead following complications from surgery to remove her tonsils. 

October 24, 2015

TextLess Live More: Teen's death from distracted driver inspires new ‘text less’ campaign

While on a 3,000-mile bike trip across the country, 18-year-old Merritt Levitan was tragically killed by a distracted driver on the road.  When it was revealed that the driver had been looking at his phone, Merritt's friends and family banded together to create the TextLess Live More campaign.

October 24, 2015

Red Meat Lovers Have More Kidney Cancer

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, suggests a large U.S. study. Researchers found that middle-aged adults who ate the most red meat were 19 percent more likely to be diagnosed with kidney cancer than those who ate the least

October 24, 2015

Testosterone treatments linked with risk of heart problems, deaths

Men with signs of heart problems who take injections of testosterone or use gel containing the hormone may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study finds.

October 24, 2015

14 ways to age in reverse

The answer is more complicated than counting the number of candles you blew out on your last birthday cake.

October 24, 2015

Baby Boomers' health worse than past generations, study finds

In spite of medical advances, members of the baby boomer generation are in worse health than their parents were at the same stage of life, with obesity and lack of exercise taking a toll, according to a U.S. study

October 24, 2015

Brain changes may make older people more prone to scams

It's a frequent scenario. Two young con artists walk a retired high school teacher to the bank and fleece him out of $17,000. But why did the man, in his 70s, fall for it?