Oxygen has been a critical component in the evolution of life on earth, and humans are no exception as the gas has enabled nutrients to be used more efficiently, in turn allowing for the essential generation of energy required for ...
Tags: Avocado Oil, Health, Medicine
Scientists from the medical sciences division at Penn State University have discovered that a compound in fish oil appears to target leukemia stem cells and could lead to a cure for the disease. The compound is a natural extract from EPA, ...
MDF Designs announces the launch of CareZips - unisex three-zippered pants allowing for an easier change of the adult diaper/brief or for care of abdominal wounds and catheter bags. The patent-pending design creates a full-frontal pants ...
Professor Dr. Pierre Jacobs, KU Leuven (Belgium), has received the BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize for his research into materials and their use as process catalysts. The award, which comes with €10,000 in prize money, was ...
Tags: Pierre Jacobs, BASF-DECHEMA Alwin Mittasch Special Prize, material, BASF
For people who develop dementia, speaking more than one language tends to slow memory loss by as much as five years, compared to those who speak one language. Thomas Bak, of the University of Edinburgh and colleagues at the Nizam's ...
Tags: Alzheimer, second language, memory loss
Beaulieu America was selected by Jiminy Wicket, a national organization that promotes the use of croquet to connect with seniors suffering from Alzheimer's, as its grass carpet provider for its recent Jiminy Wicket World Cup held in ...
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The government and NHS will invest £1bn in technology over the next three years in a bid to improve patient care and ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The move is part of ongoing efforts ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
A non-profit organization is publishing a quick-reference card to help cycling teams and race officials assess possible concussions. The group, Medicine of Cycling, has collaborated with a group of physicians and researchers with a ...
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Ken Springham, former founder and managing director of Inka Presswood Pallets, has died at the age of 77. Springham started his packaging career in the quality control laboratory of Thames Board Mills in the early sixties. In the late ...
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In 2010 there were 40 million people in the United States 65 and older; By 2030 that figure is expected to grow to 72 million. In Sacramento county alone this demographic accounts for 11.5% of the population. As this group continues to grow ...
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Fit Brains, a top brain training product with over 75 million brain games played, today announced the launch of its Fit Brains Trainer app for iPhone and iPad. This new app brings an entertaining, yet cognitive training experience to the ...
Tags: iPhone, iPad App, brain games, mobile platform
Memo-the software that reminds people with mild dementia of everything they need to know–is re-launching as a mobile app just in time for the holidays.Family members who care for someone with impaired memory may find Memo the ideal ...
Tags: Memory Assistant for Dementia, Available as Mobile App, Memo
A fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite,specially-trained"guide dogs for the mind,"and an intelligent wristband that supports people with dementia to stay active safely,are just some of the design prototypes to help people ...
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A new study by UCLA has discovered that study partners play a key role in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease. These people provide patients with support while updating researchers about progress, with the new research finding how a ...
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement to license Alseres Pharmaceuticals' Iodine-123 radiolabeled imaging agent, [123I]-E-IACFT Injection (CFT). The patented small molecule radiopharmaceutical imaging agent, which ...