Brain Imaging Study Supports The 'Cognitive Reserve' Hypothesis

Brain Imaging Study Supports The 'Cognitive Reserve' Hypothesis
Individuals with higher education levels appear to score higher on cognitive tests despite having evidence of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

UK Experts Warn About Untested Remedies And Issue Guide To Consumers
Medical experts from UK charities concerned about the rise in miracle cure stories, wonder drugs and so-called breakthrough therapies have teamed up to produce a guide that explains how to tell the beneficial from the bogus.

Sun Health And Power3 Medical To Present Results Of NuroPro® Alzheimer's Blood Test Clinical Validation Trial
Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB:PWRM) announced today that Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, Chief Medical-Scientific Officer of Sun Health and Dr. Ira L. Goldknopf, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Power3, have jointly submitted an abstract entitled "Development of a novel biomarker approach for detection of Alzheimer's disease" for presentation by Dr. Sabbagh to the 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology to take place in Seattle on April 25 - May 1, 2009.

Scientists Discover Possibility Of Revitalizing Immune Cells Of HIV Patients
Scientists in Canada and the US have discovered a method that apparently restores vitality to certain immune system cells that have become "exhausted" from fighting HIV, thus potentially restoring the ability of the infected person's own immune system to wage war against the virus.

Antibiotic Use Increases At Academic Medical Centers
Antibacterial drug use appears to have increased at academic medical centers between 2002 and 2006, driven primarily by greater use of broad-spectrum agents and the antibiotic vancomycin, according to a report in the Nov. 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Using antibacterial drugs increases the risk that pathogens will become resistant to their effects, according to background information in the article.