The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 3, 2018 The Trump administration should veto the chemical giants' pending merger to protect not just competitors but human and environmental health. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Is Facebook Passé to the Young?

Larry Gross / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 The social media site may suffer a mass exodus of users under the age of 55. These discoveries and more in today's Larry's List. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Light on the Importance of Sleep

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 25, 2017 A neuroscientist's research and book emphasize the health threats of sleep deprivation. And another study supports some old advice: Don't go to bed angry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Linking Alzheimer’s to Pollution, Study Finds Toxic Nanoparticles in Human Brains

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Sep 7, 2016 “Abundant” quantities of magnetite and other nanoparticles deemed toxic were found in the brains of people from Mexico City and Manchester, U.K. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Third of Those Born in the U.K. in 2015 Will Develop Dementia, Study Predicts

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 The charity Alzheimer’s Research UK is warning of a national health crisis, predicting that one in three people born in the country this year will develop dementia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mad Science: First Human Brain Grown in Lab, Researchers Claim

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Scientists at Ohio State University claim to have taken the unprecedented step of growing an almost fully formed human brain in a lab, an achievement that could transform the medical community's understanding of neurological disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Find Drug That Appears to Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2015 Researchers appear to have made a breakthrough in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease, announcing test results for a drug that seems to slow the pace of mental decline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is It Time for Progressives to Ditch the Democrats?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2014 A writer argues that progressives "have no power" in the Democratic Party and "Elizabeth Warren will not save us"; an orangutan was freed in Argentina after being declared a "non-human person"; meanwhile, scientists are getting closer to finding a cure for memory loss. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fact: Coffee Is Good for You

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 People "give up" coffee the way they do cigarettes and red meat, but numerous studies tell us that unlike those other vices, America's liquid breakfast of choice has many health benefits. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Optical Test to Spot Alzheimer’s?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2014 New research suggests simple eye tests could be used to diagnose early-stage Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes that effective treatments can be developed to do more than alleviate the condition's symptoms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Hillary Clinton Thinks Americans Can’t Have Paid Family Leave

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 America is one of the few countries lacking federally funded family leave, but the former secretary of state can't see it happening anytime soon; it's detrimental to think of Alzheimer's as a natural consequence of growing old; meanwhile, fireflies, those beautiful glowing insects, are cannibals. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Blood Test Can Predict Alzheimer’s Disease

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2014 Researchers in the United States say they have developed a prototype blood test that can tell with 90 percent accuracy whether a healthy person will develop Alzheimer's disease within three years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )