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Drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.

Brain stimulation to treat Alzheimer's?

In a very small group of patients, sending electrical impulses to a memory-center in the brain - via tiny implanted electrodes - may have improved their

Micro-size me, please!

The truth of the matter is this: most Americans overeat, particularly the bad stuff. Recent attempts to list calories at chain and fast-food restaurants hasn’t

Advocates for the mentally ill sue NH

Advocates for the mentally ill are suing the state of New Hampshire, saying it needlessly confines the disabled in mental wards because it lacks services to

Docs telling more adults to exercise

Nearly 33 percent of adults who saw a doctor in the previous year said they were told to exercise. That was up from about 23 percent in 2000, the Centers for

FDA to review lower-cost biotech drugs

Biotech drugs have never faced generic competition because the FDA did not have power to approve copies of such medications. The Obama administration's 2010

Blog: Vegan Challenge Day 3

In trying to understand what vegans do and do not eat, there are clearly two separate reasons to avoid certain foods.  Many are for health reasons, others are

Birth control battle

Contraceptives take center stage in yet another health care battle.

New focus on late-in-life suicide

While the perception is that suicides occur most commonly among young adults, statistics show that suicides are more likely to occur as people age.

Avoid the afternoon stress-eating binge

A carb overload sets off a physiological chain reaction that wreaks havoc on the body. It also taxes the adrenals, suppresses the immune system for hours after

Models organize to fend off abuses

Models are more than just pretty faces. They're often overworked, underfed and underage independent contractors with little say when things go bad behind the

MDs not always honest with patients

More than half of doctors surveyed admitted describing someone's prognosis in a way they knew was too rosy. Nearly 20 percent said they hadn't fully disclosed

Stroke Study: Bad News for Latinos

Latinos less likely to dial 911 after stroke, worsening effects.

Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say

Boosting Alzheimer's research funding

The Obama administration will push for a $156 million increase in funding for Alzheimer's research over the next two years, the Department of Health and Human

Ohio exec. bankrolls Mass. pot question

A ballot question supporting the medicinal use of marijuana in Massachusetts is being bankrolled almost entirely by an Ohio billionaire who has backed similar

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