Research out of UT Southwestern has produced medical evidence that suffering a traumatic brain injury can increase your risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. Patients who had suffered such injuries were autopsied after their deaths, and the data shows a clear correlation between previous traumatic brain injury and then developing Alzheimer’s later in life. Medical professionals […]
IBS, also known as irritable bowel syndrome affects approximately 7-21% of people world wide. There are several different types of IBS. These types include; IBS-D (dominant diarrhea), IBS-C (dominance of constipation), IBS-M (diarrhea and constipation alternately), and lastly IBS-U (which is unspecified IBS for anyone who relates to the previous conditions but don’t directly fit […]
Does a short term increase in air pollution lead to more respiratory infections? We all know that long term exposure to air born pollution has a bad effect on your health. Smoking, working in a coal mine, asbestos exposure all lead to lung function issues. Current studies are showing that brief increases in […]
A new retinal implant is offering fresh hope to millions facing or dealing with the prospect of vision problems due to degeneration in their eyes. More than eleven million people in America suffer from macular degeneration, often from advancing age. It’s normal, and until now there’s been little if anything medicine could do to truly […]
A study by Dr. Lu Qi of Tulane University in New Orleans has recently been published and it’s findings have concluded that middle aged tooth loss may illustrate an increased risk of heart disease. Dr. Qi presented these findings at the American Heart Association conference in 2018. His study indicated that a loss of one […]
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, published in the journal Neurology, has found a link that suggests sleeping problems may increase your risk of Alzheimer’s Disease or other cognitive disorders. As Alzheimer’s receives increasing focus from the medical community, data is starting to accumulate that helps doctors and scientists understand it better. The hope […]
As human beings we are typically emotionally driven and yet emotionally responsive when reacting to life’s challenges. Having a family member suffering from Alzheimer’s creates an added stack of challenges that others may not ever experience in a lifetime. The article discusses the challenges Ellen Gerst (the author) faced while managing her mom’s dementia. As […]
