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The look of Alzheimer's: tissue from the brain of a 69-year-old man, riddled with a large, dark protein plaque surrounded by damaged nerve fibers and by neurofibrillary tangles (the smaller dark blobs). Healthy aged adults exhibit these structures to a much lesser extent.

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Diagnosing Dementia

Millions of Americans live in fear of developing Alzheimer's disease. Yet only a relatively small proportion, surprisingly, ever get an...

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Addressing Arthritis

Managing arthritis pain

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The Feelings Are Mutually Exclusive

Navigating the highs and lows of bipolar disorder

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An "Understandable" Complication

A phrase that applies to just about every surgical procedure might be "This is going to get worse before it gets better." Surgeons themselves...

The look of Alzheimer's: tissue from the brain of a 69-year-old man, riddled with a large, dark protein plaque surrounded by damaged nerve fibers and by neurofibrillary tangles (the smaller dark blobs). Healthy aged adults exhibit these structures to a much lesser extent.

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Diagnosing Dementia

Millions of Americans live in fear of developing Alzheimer's disease. Yet only a relatively small proportion, surprisingly, ever get an...

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The Skinny on Weight

Calvin Trillin has attributed an astute observation to his father, who said something like, "You can't gain more weight than that of the food...

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Attacking Asthma

Loosening the stranglehold of a chronic disease.