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02/04/2019 / By Tracey Watson

The negative effects of statins on the brain

Statin drugs, prescribed by doctors to reduce high cholesterol levels and supposedly prevent heart attacks and strokes, are the second most prescribed drugs in the world, after the painkiller hydrocodone. Since one in five Americans between the ages of 40 and 75 take these drugs regularly, it is likely that you are acquainted with at […]

01/27/2019 / By Russel Davis

CONFIRMED: Alzheimer’s is a lifestyle disease – that’s why Big Pharma’s drugs can’t stop it

A team of health experts at the Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new model of Alzheimer’s disease, which may explain why potential drug treatments continue to show high failure rate. The new model, featured in Trends in Neuroscience, focuses on the role of neurons in the onset of the disease. Study co-author […]

09/25/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Do you have short-term memory loss? Some lifestyle habits that may be causing forgetfulness

If you’re always forgetting where you left your car key seconds after putting it in your bag, you may have short-term memory loss. Short-term memory loss: Misconceptions and facts It’s a prevalent problem, but there are a lot of misconceptions about short-term memory loss and what causes it. Short-term memory, or working memory, refers to the […]

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