Concussion: An Especially Relevant problem in the NFL in 2019
What causes concussion? Concussions are caused by head trauma, often a blow to the head in which the brain hits the opposite side of the interior of the skull. ...
Tag: Alzheimer’s
“Grandma… it’s October”: What is happening to our relatives with Alzheimer’s Disease?
We all know someone who has been affected by Alzheimer’s disease: maybe a neighbor, a family member, or even a teacher/mentor. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease...
What do diet and memory have in common?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) involves degeneration of tissue in the brain while type 2 diabetes (T2D) involves an problem with insulin resistance. At first glance i...
Death Before Death: Alzheimer’s Disease
The ability to think is quite remarkable, and one that we often take for granted. It enables us to make decisions, to express our concerns, to giggle at our fav...
Another Year, Another Misplaced Memory: Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Where are my keys? “Oh no, I misplaced my keys yet AGAIN this week. My memory must be going. But wait. Does this mean..Could I possibly have..It couldn’t be..Al...
Where Did My Car Keys Go? Alzheimers in a Nutshell
Everybody has a family member with alzheimers or knows somebody that does. It seems like that rates of this neurodegenerative disorder are going up, but is this...
Going, Going, Gone – A Prominent Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a disease that is infamous to many. The devastating effect it can have one an individual and those around them along with the ...
Alzheimer’s Disease and You: Can It Be Prevented?
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. In most people with Alzheimer’s, ...
Novel Brain Scan Technique Could Definitively Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that destroys ones memory and many other important...
Good News for Meredith Grey? An Investigation into the Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease
For all of the Grey’s Anatomy fans out there, in season 9 we discover that Meredith does in fact carry the gene for Alzheimer’s—inherited from her mother. The d...