Today is Sunday
Jul 05, 2009
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New clue to Alzheimer's found in form of protein
Monday, June 23, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.
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Getting to know a geriatrician
Sunday, June 01, 2008
“If you fall and go to the emergency room, the physician’s evaluation might end with treatment of an injury due to the fall. But if you have a fall and you go to see a geriatrician,” says Mary Norman, M.D., “it opens up many more areas of concern.”
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Health 411
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Falls prevention legislation passed
Legislation to help prevent falls among older adults has been passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush.
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