In just two short years, the first wave of baby boomers will begin to turn age 65 – the age of greatest risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. There are an estimated 5.2 million Americans living with this fatal, degenerative disease that today has no cure. With an aging baby boomer population, as many as 16 [...]
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Two Gene Mutations Linked To Most Common Brain Cancers – And Longer Survival
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Duke University Medical Center have linked mutations in two genes, IDH1 and IDH2, to nearly three-quarters of several of the most common types of brain cancers known as gliomas. Among the findings: people with certain tumors that carry these genetic alterations appear to survive at least [...]
