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Marauding molecules cause the tissue damage that underlies heart attacks, sunburn, Alzheimer’s and hangovers. But scientists at the School of Medicine say they may have found ways to combat the carnage after discovering an important cog in the body’s molecular detoxification machinery.
Tagged: Alzheimer's, heart disease, Human Health, Medicine
This is your brain on Facebook. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used concepts borrowed from the popular social networking site to analyze the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Tagged: aging, Alzheimer's, brain imaging, Human Health, Medicine
Stanford researchers have developed a blood test that is a step toward identifying Alzheimer's disease two to six years before its onset.
Tagged: aging, Alzheimer's, mental illness, Human Health, Medicine