For decades, scientists have been looking in the wrong place when it comes to understanding Alzheimer’s disease. While researchers focused their attention on brain neurons, groundbreaking new research from the Gladstone Institutes reveals that the real action might be happening at your brain’s borders – in the specialized cells that form your blood-brain barrier. Think […]
A recent UK study shows that our four‑legged friends can sniff out Parkinson’s disease long before the first tremor appears. In controlled double‑blind trials, a golden retriever named Bumper and a black lab called Peanut correctly identified skin‑swab samples from people with Parkinson’s with sensitivities of 70–80 percent and, impressively, ruled out healthy samples with up to 98 percent specificity. Dogs’ success hinges […]
A vibrant wave is sweeping through retirement-age America: 57 million gamers in the U.S. are aged 50 or older, and they’re igniting virtual battlefields, puzzle worlds, and social lobbies with confidence and joy. Michelle “TacticalGramma” Statham, a 60-year‑old Call of Duty livestreamer with over 110,000 followers, proves age is no barrier — she even raised thousands for […]
Researchers at the University of South Australia have crafted a clever new way to deliver Parkinson’s meds — via a single weekly injection that replaces the tedium of popping pills multiple times a day. Designed as a biodegradable implant, the injection combines levodopa and carbidopa — the core of Parkinson’s treatment — delivering steady doses […]
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