New Prosthetic Leg With Sensors Works, Feels Like Real One
A new prosthetic leg containing internal and external sensors, provides sensory feedback to the walker, much like the feedback provided by a real leg. While today’s prosthetic legs come in a variety of designs, they still lack the ability to give users a natural sense of themselves. Instead, they…...
New Blood Test Catches Alzheimer’s Early, Helps Find A Cure
A new blood test can now detect specific biomarker proteins at an early stage of the disease. These proteins are called amyloids. They build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers — and their expansion destroys healthy brain neurons and causes eventual death to the patient. Catching Alzheimer’s disease…...
Federal Trade Commission Cracking Down On Robocallers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on robocallers and their scam-con games. Senior citizens are the most vulnerable to these robocall scams. One terrible scam recently shut down by the FTC, was against Travis Deloy Peterson of Utah. He collected more than $500,00 for phony charities…...
Senior Citizen Health, Quality of Life Improvable With The Arts
Senior citizen health and quality of life can be improved with exposure to the arts, recent studies show. Exposure to music, theater and painting can improve memory, cognition and mood, as well as improve self-esteem. Strengthening the creative muscles in the aged is just as important as for them to…...
Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Patients Lobby For Senate Aid
Younger-onset Alzheimer’s patients may be in line to get assistance from the Senate with a proposed amendment to the Older Americans Act. The bi-partisan legislation would give aid to individuals younger than age 60 to access the support programs of the act. Hearings were held earlier this week before…...
Promising Drug By Biogen To Cure Alzheimer’s Declared A Failure
A Biogen Pharmaceuticals drug to cure Alzheimer’s disease, just recently considered to be the savior for Alzheimer’s patients and their families, has been declared a failure. Amid great disappointment, the race to find a drug that will cure or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s now starts up again. …...
