12Mar/13

Helping the brain use alternative fuel may ease symptoms of Alzheimer's – Fenton Tri County Times

Helping the brain use alternative fuel may ease symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Fenton Tri County Times
“When blood glucose drops rapidly, significant decline in cognitive function occurs and may be accompanied by confusion, coma and even brain death.” While Axona is not a cure for Alzheimer’s, it can help some patients mitigate the symptoms of the disease.

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12Mar/13

Viagra is no help against heart failure: study – Times LIVE


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Viagra is no help against heart failure: study
Times LIVE
Some early research had suggested the drug, which can increase blood flow to other parts of the body, might offer a benefit to people with diastolic heart failure in which the heart’s lower chambers stiffen and cannot pump blood well, causing shortness
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11Mar/13

Footballer Fabrice Muamba survived cardiac arrest but, a new book argues, too … – Daily News & Analysis


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Footballer Fabrice Muamba survived cardiac arrest but, a new book argues, too
Daily News & Analysis
Later, when ventilators were developed that could temporarily maintain a heartbeat after irreversible brain damage, the concept of brain death was developed. Now, though, Parnia believes such definitions are outdated and we can no longer talk about the

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