Apathy common in dementia patients with brain changes Dementia patients with a certain type of changes in their brain's white matter are more likely to be apathetic than those who do not have these changes, reveals a patient study carried out by the...

Loneliness can be contagious People who feel lonely spread that feeling to others 04 dec 2009--Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, research at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard...

Life expectancy in Brazil over 72, survey indicates BRASILIA, 02 dec 2009-- The life expectancy of the Brazilian population increased from 69.66 years in 1998 to 72.86 years in 2008, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and...

Vitamin B Niacin Offers No Additional Benefit To Statin Therapy In Seniors Already Diagnosed With Coronary Artery Disease 01 dec 2009--The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with...

Microembolic Events Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Plaque erosion is dominant histopathology in clot embolization causing sudden cardiac death 01 dec 2009-- Microemboli and microvascular obstruction are common in acute coronary thrombosis and...