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Dementia and Alzheimer’s have become the most common disease from which the elderly suffer. Sadly, a number of old people suffering from these mental illnesses go missing, leaving their family members in a hapless situation. With GPS technology...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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Rember, a new trial drug, is the biggest breakthrough for treating Alzheimer patients with declining memory. The UK scientists hail this achievement as the biggest ever...
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A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and researchers have used...
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A drug used to lower blood pressure could prevent or delay thousands of Alzheimer’s cases, US research has suggested
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Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer’s disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a...
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A blood test the makers claim can detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s up to six years before they take hold is to be launched this summer. The test will...
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A big waistline in your 40s could almost triple the threat of dementia in old age, according to US research.
Obesity is a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s, but...
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A simple blood test could soon be the best way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and predict risks as early as six years before onset. In a study published on...
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Researchers at Stanford University say they have developed a potentially pathbreaking blood test that could help to identify patients with Alzheimer’s...
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A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s...
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The drugmaker Novartis AG said Monday that the European Commission had approved its Exelon skin patch to treat Alzheimer’s disease.The patch, which was approved...
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Alzheimer’s is neurodegenerative disease and can be characterized by progressive mental deterioration together with declining activities of day to day living and...
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Anti-cancer drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been shown to enhance long-term memory, according to scientists at the University of California...
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Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have come up with an astounding finding that says that inflammation as a result of disease or injury acts as a...
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It is for the first time, a human embryonic stem cell has successfully treated a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice. This study is published in the journal Nature...
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Hardly a day passes when we don’t come across new revelations on human brain. Researchers and neuroscientists recently revealed new facts about the Insula and...
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Scientists in Britain claim to have created an antibody that can be used as preventive treatment for people with a family history of...
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This new chemical compound could result in the development of a drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. All thanks to the scientists at University of Liverpool...
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This can be considered as an exciting development in the field of biotechnology. We all know that Alzheimer is a disease for which there is still not a permanent cure...
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Researchers have finally completed a blueprint of chromosome 1. The blueprint has 3,141 genes and eight percent of all human genetic information. The study has been...
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This image released by the United States Postal Service, shows the Alzheimer’s postage stamp.
