Monthly Archives: May 2017

University of South Florida researchers quantify Alzheimer’s and other neuro diseases at $800 billion per year

Read an overview of the substantial current and future economic impact of neurological disease, and an action plan for reducing this burden through neurological research and enhanced clinical management of neurological disorders in the US.

“When scientists saw the mouse heads glowing, they knew the discovery was big.”

From WashPo for the layman, why we should be excited by the lymphatic system developments.  

NIH Director Francis Collins’ blog on an antibody that potentially makes the tau protein detectable in blood

A need exists for a simple, less-invasive test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions in living people, perhaps even before memory loss becomes obvious.