IBM is using artificial intelligence (AI) to map the human brain and help track the progression of Huntington disease, according to a blog post. Huntington’s disease is one of several neurodegenerative diseases that includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The disease is…
Nancy Reagan, Former First Lady, Dies in California at 94
Nancy Reagan died on Sunday at her home in L.A. at the age of 94. Her spokeswoman Joanne Drake, confirmed her passing. “Mrs. Reagan will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her…
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked To Type 2 Diabetes?
Alzheimer’s disease has been linked with Type 2 Diabetes in a new study published by Neurology. The study suggests the possibility that people who suffer with Type 2 Diabetes may form more of the brain “tangles” associated with the onset…
Hulk Hogan Apologizes For Racist Comments That Got Him Fired From WWE
Hulk Hogan has apologized for racist comments that surfaced this week and got him fired from World Wrestling Entertainment. “Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language;…
Sharon Osbourne Fears Dying of Alzheimer’s Like Her Dad
Sharon Osbourne has long had a fear that she is just recently sharing with the media. She is terrified of dying of Alzheimer’s disease, the way her father did. Ozzy Osbourne’s wife lost her father, Don Arden, to the disease…
Glen Campbell To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Glen Campbell is set to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards on November 4 at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood. Campbell’s country music career has spanned nearly five decades and…
Seth Rogen Supports Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease With Hilarity For Charity
As a call to arms in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, Seth Rogen and wife Lauren Miller recently held an event that raised more than $900,000 for the cause. Rogen and Miller staged the third annual Hilarity For Charity event…
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth Pleads for Help Finding Missing Mother-in-Law
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is distraught over a missing relative, and he is asking for the public’s help in finding her. Sally Estabrook, the mother of Mustaine’s wife Pamela, has been missing since October 4. She has Alzheimer’s. Sally Estabrook…
Fish Oil Supplements Protect Against Alzheimer’s
A new study suggests that fish oil might be one of the most effective preventative measures against developing Alzheimer’s disease, for those who aren’t genetically inclined to develop the common form of dementia. There is presently no cure for Alzheimer’s;…