July 28, 2016 Lack of exercise costs world $67.5B and 5M lives a year A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise could eliminate most of that.
July 27, 2016 Red wine molecule may slow Alzheimer's symptoms, study finds A molecule found in red wine may be the key to slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s, new findings presented Wednesday suggest.
July 27, 2016 VIRAL VIDEO: Flash mob's surprise birthday serenade for woman with MS For his 10-year wedding anniversary, a British man showed his unconditional love for his wife, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), when he recruited students at a local school to sing Bruno Mars’ hit “Just the Way You Are” to her in a flash mob.
July 27, 2016 TauRx Alzheimer's drug fails in large study; some benefit seen TauRx Pharmaceuticals' experimental Alzheimer's drug LMTX failed to improve cognitive and functional skills in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, a large, late-stage study showed.
July 27, 2016 The value of a flawed memory The next time you fumble the facts when you’re reminiscing, psychologists have some comforting words: It doesn’t matter.
July 27, 2016 Blood clot deaths tied to hours of daily TV time People who watch television for five or more hours a day have more than twice the risk of those who watch half as much TV to die of a blood clot in the lung, a large Japanese study suggests.
July 26, 2016 Study reveals how oxidative stress causes damage in incurable Huntington's disease Huntington’s disease, an inherited an fatal neurodegenerative disorder, has no cure, but researchers have found a biochemical pathway that may lead to a therapeutic strategy.
July 26, 2016 Woman raises $800G for ALS research before receiving diagnosis of her own Over seven years, Virginia's Beth Prever raised $800,000 for ALS research because she "felt like having ALS would be a worst-case scenario diagnosis.
July 26, 2016 Ice Bucket Challenge funds lead to ALS discovery During the summer of 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge was ubiquitous on social media.
July 26, 2016 Smell and eye tests may be next step in diagnosing Alzheimer's New evidence released Tuesday suggests the potential use of two cheaper and simpler tests for detecting Alzheimer’s in patients.
