In The News: School of Integrated Health Sciences
Longeveron Inc. (NASDAQ: LGVN) (鈥淟ongeveron鈥 or 鈥淐ompany鈥), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cellular therapies for life-threatening and chronic aging-related conditions such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and Aging-related Frailty, today announced positive top-line results from its Phase 2a trial of its investigational product Lomecel-B鈩 for the treatment of mild Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
The Miami company is developing treatments for aging-related chronic diseases.
Most people know that excessive alcohol consumption is detrimental to their health, but the impact of having just one or two drinks a night is often overlooked.
As a neurologist with more than 30 years in the field of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, I have had many heartbreaking conversations with patients and their loved ones. More than 6 million people in America are living with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, and that staggering number is expected to double within the next 30 years unless there is a change. However, I am more optimistic about that change and physicians鈥 ability to slow the course of this devastating illness than I have ever been in the past.
Approved in 2016, the newly updated label changes add more clarity to the use of pimavanserin, noting that patients with Parkinson disease with dementia may be eligible for treatment.
Dietitians reveal exactly how giving up a nightcap will better your health.
Leafy vegetable and whole berry supplementation-based dietary counseling improved the metabolic pathways involved in the pathogensis and prognosis and of gestinational diabetes mellitus, a recent study published in Nutrients has shown.

Seven years after the end of WWII, the US detonated the world's first hydrogen bomb.
The world's first nuclear weapon 鈥 the atom bomb 鈥 devastated the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Clinicians from Switzerland are urging caution when prescribing an anti-amyloid medication in a patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD) also taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant.
Who doesn't like to find a bowl full of juicy strawberries when they open the fridge? Strawberries are one of the most appreciated fruits in gastronomy due to their exquisite flavor, but we rarely consider their healthy qualities when enjoying them. However, these fruits have an extensive list of benefits, some of which have been scientifically supported in recent studies.
Strawberries, blueberries and blackberries share beneficial properties for memory