Jerome Horwitz, Researcher and Inventor of AZT In 1964, Dies at age 93

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

In 1987, The U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop publicly predicted that the HIV/AIDS virus would kill 100 million people by the year 2000. Today there are over 34 million people who are living with HIV according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1964 medical researcher Jerome Horwitz first synthesized a chemical compound AZT, […]

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THE BIOLOGY OF MY STARBUCKS COFFEE ADDICTION AND MIND EVOLUTION

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

To be sure, I have a biological or psychological addition to my Starbucks coffee. Not only have I come to need it, I need it at the same time each day (6 a.m.) to feel “right”. I think the addiction is biological because I tend to feel more awake and alert after I am 2/3 […]

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NEW EVIDENCE COFFEE IS HEALTHFUL ANTIOXIDANT

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

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 results of […]

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STUDY: PROTEIN IN ALZHEIMER’S FOUND TO BIND CHOLESTEROL: NEW THERAPEUTICS AFOOT

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Vanderbilt University researchers have found that the molecular structure of a protein involved in Alazheimer’s disease binds cholesterol and this is leading researchers to target drugs that would block cholesterol from binding to APP, the amyloid precursor believed to trigger the disease. The new findings were published in the June 1 issue of Science. Charles […]

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TOUCHSCREEN MICROSCOPE RE-DEFINING MIRCROSCOPY

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Take a look at the short videoclip on this site showing the touchscreen digital microscope. It is a transformation of the microscope technology and allows for manual and digital maniuplation of images to a much greater degree than before. Other new software allows for engancement and 3-D imagry, especially significant in oncology but also for […]

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DIET MAY KEEP ALZHEIMER’S BRAIN FROM SHRINKING

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

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 […]

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MAN FINDS PARKINSON’S SYMPTOMS CURE IN BALLROOM DANCING

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

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 […]

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SOCIAL NETWORK COLLABORATION TO HELP CURE CANCER–FORBES MAGAZINE

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

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. […]

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