Digital x-ray human brain on blue background 3D rendering Working memory is the part of the mind where consciousness lives, the part that is engaged when we reason, make decisions, even recall our shopping lists or remember where we left our car parked for example. But our working memory begins to decline in our late... Continue Reading →
Meditation Is A Superpower
In honor of the recently released, Avengers: End Game, I am here to tell you all, there is a Superhero in you! Meditation, often thought of, through the years, as some sort of spiritual new age mumbo jumbo, has recently been explored by the scientific community. Guess what, it is WAY MORE than its often... Continue Reading →
Hola World!
I want to officially introduce you to this beautiful, humbling, roller coaster ride that I've have been honored to be a part of for the past few years. 6 years ago after my Father passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease, I promised him that I'd find a solution to this horrible disease. Having a health &... Continue Reading →
A promising approach to blocking beta-amyloid plaque using a novel synthetic protein
Amyloid-beta is a protein fragment that has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. It is a known neurotoxin that destroys nerve synapses and then clumps into plaques that lead to nerve cell death. Now Scientists from the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle have designed a synthetic peptide, or small protein, that... Continue Reading →