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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

A new study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has found that moderate red wine consumption in a form of Cabernet Sauvignon may help reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease

Newswise — A new study directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine has found that moderate red wine consumption in a form of Cabernet Sauvignon may help reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The study entitled “Moderate Consumption of Cabernet Sauvignon Attenuates ?-amyloid Neuropathology in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease” is in press, and will be published in the November 2006 issue of The FASEB Journal. The breakthrough study will also be presented at the "Society for Neuroscience Meeting” held in Atlanta, Georgia, October 14-18, 2006.

Research indicates that exercise may encourage brains to work at optimum capacity

ExerciseResearch indicates that exercise may encourage brains to work at optimum capacity, by causing nerve cells to multiply, strengthening their interconnections and protecting them from damage.

New research suggests caring for patients with cancer is as stressful as looking after someone with Alzheimer's.

Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

About a week later, the couple was back in the ER. But this time, it was Frances who was ill.

New research suggests caring for patients with cancer is as stressful as looking after someone with Alzheimer's.

Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

About a week later, the couple was back in the ER. But this time, it was Frances who was ill.