In "Sleepless In America", the latest documentary from National Geographic exploring the significant health issues that arise from getting too little sleep, Dr. David Gorzal reveals for the first time in a laboratory setting how cancer can grow twice as fast in animals with chronic, disrupted sleep. Translating these findings to humans, he asserts that we need to respect sleep and value it as a part of our culture in order to prevent illness.

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  • A subset of Alzheimer's cases may be caused by two copies of a single gene, new research shows
    An estimated 15% of Alzheimer’s patients carry two copies of APOE4, meaning those cases “can be tracked back to a cause and the cause is in the genes,” Fortea said. Until now, genetic forms of ...
    05/6/2024 - 4:02 am | View Link
  • Study reveals that almost all individuals with two copies of the APOE4 gene develop signs of Alzheimer's
    Researchers from the Research Area on Neurological Diseases, Neuroscience, and Mental Health at the Sant Pau Research Institute, led by Dr. Juan Fortea, Director of the Memory Unit of the Neurology ...
    05/6/2024 - 4:00 am | View Link
  • Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk by 70%: Columbia Scientists Discover Super Gene
    Researchers at Columbia University have identified a genetic variant that may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 70%, potentially protecting thousands of people across the United ...
    05/1/2024 - 7:43 pm | View Link
  • Rapamycin shows promise in slowing Alzheimer's disease progression linked to seizures
    Protein imbalances that increase brain cell excitability may explain why individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who also experience seizures demonstrate more rapid cognitive decline than those who ...
    05/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Could HIV drugs help keep Alzheimer’s at bay?
    A recent study suggests that a type of drugs commonly used to treat HIV are also associated with a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease in those who take them.
    04/19/2024 - 4:00 am | View Link
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