The National Institutes of Health, 10 large drug companies and seven nonprofit organizations announced an unconventional partnership on Tuesday intended to speed up development of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus ( Read more... )

A new study shows that patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) do not progress to dementia if they drink enough coffee! Gotta love it. I'm going to start drinking a whole pot, by golly. The researchers in this study think that it's the caffeine, and not the anti-oxidants, that has the anti-dementia effect, but according to mouse studies, ( Read more... )

here:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761557?src=mpnews&spon=12

http://www.telegram.com/article/20110710/NEWS/107109970/1237

Makes the case that as we age, we should get our ducks in a row for the possibility that we ourselves might not make the best decisions about money in our old age.

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/740517?src=mpnews&spon=12

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Which diet is the healthiest, according to the science, as reported by Dr Schor?
( the Mediterranean diet )

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/731401?src=mpnews&spon=12&uac=89474MT
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(Reuters) - People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers in Japan reported on Thursday ( Read more... )