Palin raises hope for parents of disabled kids

Polishing off his strawberry-banana yogurt, Jacob Moore races to his keyboard with a whoop, picks his way through "Pop Goes the Weasel" and gives his mom a high five.

The private sector must help tackle health challenges

A recent poll by the Commonwealth Fund found that 82 percent of adults surveyed believe the U.S. health-care system needs an overhaul.

Palm Desert senior center to screen Alzheimer's documentary

"The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's" will be screened on Sept. 9 at the Joslyn Senior Center in Palm Desert.

Scientists say the time has come to attack the aging process

Immortality and preventing aging has been a constant fixture in fiction. A subplot of the latest Mummy movie exploited the legend of water that causes immortality, and even back in 1975, the novel Tuck ...

Families demand justice over water poisoning

The heartbroken husband of a woman who died after Britain's worst water poisoning incident has joined a West coroner in attacking the Government.

Guide to local support groups

ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER SUPPORT: A number of self-help groups for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Choose a healthy lifestyle to keep your brain in peak shape

The brain is like any other muscle in the body that gets stronger with proper exercise and shrivels if neglected.

Local musician drumming up awareness of neurological disease

Award-winning drummer Trey Gray, with the legendary country music duo Brooks and Dunn, and his wife Lisa, are spearheading the Trey Gray Tee Off for a Cure Golf Tournament Sept.

Pfizer And Medivation Agreement To Co-Develop And Market Dimebon For Alzheimer's And Huntington's Diseases Treatment

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Pfizer Inc and Medivation, Inc.

Changes To Embryonic Stem Cells Caused By Down Syndrome Revealed

Lead by Dean Nizetic, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Biology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, the team utilised embryonic stem cells from a previously genetically engineered ...