Posts Tagged ‘dementia’
Tennis Star Maria Sharapova’s Performance-enhancing Drug Explained
Tennis star Maria Sharapova has admitted to using the performance-enhancing drug meldonium, which boosts brain and body power and endurance. Here’s how it works. Meldonium was developed for the Soviet military and given to Soviet soldiers in the Afghanistan invasion. The drug increases endurance for physically and cognitively demanding tasks when the body is…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Disease—America’s Tsunami
Political foes uniting to fund the fight of Alzheimer’s disease
Read More‘Car Talk’ Host’s Death Illuminates Alzheimer’s
“Turns out he wasn’t kidding,” said Ray. “He really couldn’t remember last week’s puzzler.” (1) On Monday Tom Magliozzi, co-host of NPR’s ‘Car Talk’ died of Alzheimer’s disease. For his many fans the dreaded disorder suddenly became personal. For many, it comes as a shock to learn that the mind-robbing disease can be fatal. The…
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