HOUSTON: A clinical trial is underway to determine whether a new drug that attacks beta amyloid in the brain could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

If it can, scientists say it would be a breakthrough in the treatment of this disease that robs victims Read More »

HOUSTON: Up to 75% of antibiotics prescriptions given to nursing home residents are unnecessary or incorrectly prescribed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims.

A new report cites CDC statistics indicating a majority of nursing home residents receive one or more courses of antibiotics Read More »

HOUSTON: Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating disorder that affects millions of people. A number of risk factors have been identified for Alzheimer’s disease; however, the role they play in the onset and progression of the disease is unclear. Two of the greatest risk factors are Read More »

LOS ANGELES: One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the abnormal clumping of beta-amyloid proteins in the brain, resulting in the death of brain cells. The discovery that small heat shock proteins prevent uncontrolled protein clumping has opened the possibility of developing drugs that emulate Read More »