A recent Pew research report has identified what is now being called the “Sandwich Generation.” This distinction applies to 40-60 year old adults who have either a minor child or are supporting a grown child and are supporting one or more of their own parents. Almost half of American families now meet the first part of… Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Potential Alzheimer’s Breakthrough
The Journal of Neuroscience recently published a new study with promising news on the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. The study, conducted on rats, found that turning off a certain genetic pathway halted the production of a protein that “signals” the body to pursue the cell disturbances that make up Alzheimer’s disease. Importantly, interrupting those signals allowed… Read More »