Early one morning, in 1991, Michael J. Fox woke up with a slight twitch in his left hand. Seven years later, Fox publicly revealed that he had Parkinson’s Disease, vowed to campaign to spread awareness. In the United States alone, 500,000 individuals are currently affected by Parkinson’s Disease. 1. Each nerve cell carries dopamine, sending [...]

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have reported evidence for a link between Alzheimer’s diseases and chronic heart failure, stemming from studies in animals and humans. The team of scientists (more specifically biochemists and cardiologists) from the U.S., Canada, and Italty were led by the researchers from Johns Hopkins in a study that found three changes [...]