Alzheimer's

A new marker for Alzheimer's disease can be used to predict how quickly a patient will develop memory loss and other symptoms of dementia.Researchers at…

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have shown a relationship between daily sleep patterns and a protein associated with Alzheimer’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 20, 2011 - Mark Stelzer first noticed the problem when he had to do spreadsheets for his job at…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 18, 2011 - In 1906, Auguste Deter, a patient of German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 4, 2011 - Susan Rava's account of her and her husband John's parents' serial affliction with…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 29, 2010 - This year produced promising medical advances in the battle against Alzheimer's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 26, 2010 - The hot, unforgiving Missouri sun beats down on a lost man. Although just a few miles…

The hot, unforgiving Missouri sun beats down on a lost man. Although just a few miles from home, the man does not know where he is and has no recollection…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2009 - A decade ago, even a respected physician might have been laughed out of a medical…

This article was originally published in the St. Louis Beacon: August 5, 2008 - Diabetes-diet Link Examined in Trio of StudiesWe know that fruits and…