High doses of everyday vitamin B reduces brain atrophy in the elderly suffering from MCI
Posted on 12. Sep, 2010 by Aruna Ram Kumar in Health
A new research finds linkage between high dose of vitamin B daily and reduced rate of brain shrinking in the those elderly people with MCI (mild cognitive impairment).
The vitamins, folic acid, B6 and B12 regulate homocysteine concentration in the blood where high levels of homocysteine is associated to development of Alzheimer’s disease.
A study conducted by [...]
Spine fluid test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by admin in Health
Spine-fluid test will be able to predict if a person will develop Alzheimer or not. Spine fluid test involves having a needle injected to spine and taking out cerebrospinal fluid with tissues.
The proteins present in the fluid will be a parameter that will predict oif a person will develop Alzheimer’s.
This test will be a big [...]
Founding fathers of stem cells- frontrunners for Nobel Prize in Medicine
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by admin in Health
The Canadian researchers who discovered the stem cells long back which paved way for a lot of research in medicine, will be the frontrunners for the 2009 Nobel prize in Medicine. The two are regarded as fathers of stem cell research.
Drs. Ernest McCulloch and James Till have been the pioneers of stem cell research, and [...]
