Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 6): The Many Effects Of The APOE4 Variant
This article is the sixth installment in my series on Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about Alzheimer’s disease in part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 , and part 5 of the series. A recent paper published in the journal Nature has revealed a new mechanism by which …
Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 5): Setback For Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment
This article is the fifth installment in my series on Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about Alzheimer’s disease in part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4 of the series. In the last installment of my series on Alzheimer’s disease, I discussed a new experimental …
Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 4): Cautious Optimism For A New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment
This article is the fourth installment in my series on Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about Alzheimer’s disease in part 1, part 2, and part 3 of the series. The pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Eisai and Biogen recently revealed promising clinical trial results …
Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 2): Breaking The Barrier
In the first installment of this series about Alzheimer’s disease, we discussed a general overview of Alzheimer’s along with its most well-known biological indicators. Here, we take a deeper dive into the disease by focusing on a recent paper that explores the primary genetic …
Reimagining Alzheimer’s (Part 1)
Alzheimer’s disease affects over 5 million individuals in the United States and has proven to be an enigma in the scientific world. Historically, scientists have believed that Alzheimer’s disease was solely caused by two dysfunctional proteins in the brain called ß-amyloid and tau. …
Research On Flies Provides Hope For Brain Repair
This story on neuro-regeneration is part of an extended series on Regenerative Medicine. For other stories on this topic see williamhaseltine.com and search for Regenerative Medicine. My definition of Regenerative Medicine is any medical modality that returns us to normal health when we are damaged by …
Statement on Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision
ACCESS Health International believes in the right to access high-quality healthcare for all people to live healthy and productive lives. Restricting access to safe and legal abortion services significantly jeopardizes a person’s physical and mental health. In the US, a 1973 court …
Tick-Borne Disease Part II: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
This story is Part II of a series on tick-borne disease. Here we discuss the severity and spread of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, the only hemorrhagic fever transmitted by ticks. At present there is a serious outbreak in Iraq of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, …
The Growing Threat Of Tick-Borne Disease Part I: Powassan Virus
Ixodes sp. Hypostome and Palps. The hypostome of the tick is used to anchor itself into the skin of the host while feeding on blood. This barbed structure is covered in backwards-facing “teeth” to make removal difficult. According to the CDC, the best …
InOrder to launch a 24X7 Health Helpline and Navigation System
As a part of its larger public awareness work, the InOrder Institute is set to launch a health helpline that will allow the public to seek guidance on navigating the complex Indian health system and access healthcare information. The 24X7 helpline will …
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