LiveScience: People with ALS May Consume More Calories, But Weigh Less
People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are known to experience changes in their metabolism after their diagnosis — for example, they burn more calories while at rest. But a new study from the Netherlands suggests these changes happen even before patients have...
WLNY News (CBS): We Have a Dream featuring Dr. Keith Black
REPORTER: Dr. Keith Black worked hard to follow his dreams to become a leader in brain research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. KEITH BLACK: After my first course in the anatomy of the brain, in the biology and chemistry of the brain, I fell...CNN: New Saliva Test May Catch Alzheimer’s Disease Early
A test detecting Alzheimer’s disease early may become easily available thanks to one plentiful bodily substance: saliva, a recently released study shows. The saliva test was presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington this...Enriched Blood Cells Preserve Cognition in Mice With Features of Alzheimer’s Disease
Cedars-Sinai Research Suggests That Targeting Alzheimer’s Disease With Specialized Immune Cells Might Someday Have Therapeutic Effects in Humans LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2015) – Cedars-Sinai researchers have successfully tested two new methods for preserving cognition in...
Today Show: The Internet Causing Digital Amnesia
The Internet and connected devices are fast becoming substitutes for remembering things, reducing our memory’s capability, according to a recent study by Kaspersky Labs. NBC’s Craig Melvin reports.