According to a study published in the newest on line issue of Neurology(r), the medical journal of the America Academy of Neurology, people with diets high in several vitamins including C,D,E and B as well as omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than those without [...]

68 year old Clyde Cressler of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania has bee suffering from Parkinson’s disease for 14 years. The neurological disease that impacts nerve cells in that part of the brain controlling muscle movement result in trembling hands, arms, legs, jaw and face. It is thought to be caused by the death of those cells creating [...]

There is a small but worthwhile commentary piece in Forbes today entitled COULD COLLABORATION CURE CANCER? The focus of this piece relates to issues I have talked about in this site for a while and for which I believe there is significant potential for the treatment and management of many chronic diseases including neurological disorders. [...]

I am reading a really good book called the Fighter’s Mind by Sam Sheriden. It is a compendium of interviews of fighters and their trainers but it also tries to give insight into what motivates individuals to engage themselves in difficult endeavors which they would never attain without pure drive, staying power and a will [...]

I try to read several scientific and medical journal articles each day. My particular interest is not just on newly developed therapeutics but rather the  processes and considerations of  researchers searching for new therapies for chronic diseases.  Often this is difficult to decipher merely from the published studies because they do not generally include an etiology [...]

Scientists have learned through new studies that coffeine in coffee and tea appear to protect the body from some disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease. The study appears in The Journal of Physical Chemistry details calculations on caffeine’s interactions with free radicals. The concusions, while theoretical, reveal strong consistency with the [...]

A new data network that incorporates real time information on emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients is expected to lead quickly to the development of more accurate classification of disease and enhancement of diagnosis and treatment. These are the conclusions of a new report from the [...]

There is a neat little article in today’s Wall Street Journal which talks about techniques for studying effectively for exams. Among other things it says that testing yourself repeatedly before an exam is better than re-reading the text because the tests help the brain to more easily retrieve and apply knowledge from memory. Taking pre-tests [...]