December 20, 2016
When it comes to our health, none of us has a crystal ball. We don’t know what lies ahead of us. But, Emory University Hospital internist Dr. Sharon Bergquist says the holidays are a good…
December 16, 2016
The weight that you gain this holiday season is likely to remain until the summer months, or beyond, according to a recent letter published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Across…
December 16, 2016
In Alzheimer’s research, one particular protein looms large: plaque-forming amyloid-beta. Yet doctors now recognize that plaques can accumulate decades before symptoms appear. Recent clinical trials aimed at controlling or removing amyloid-beta have largely been disappointing….
December 1, 2016
Call it the Middle-Age Middle. We look down, and suddenly our feet are gone, and all we see is belly. Emory Healthy Aging Study Researcher Sharon Bergquist, MD tells Fox 5 News Atlanta that belly…
November 21, 2016
Fall is here. That means it’s pumpkin season! Time for pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin everything. This season’s most popular food also happens to be packed with nutrients. Yes, the versatile pumpkin…
November 14, 2016
#MotivationMonday In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month We will spotlight quotes from influential people that were affected by Alzheimer’s #Alzheimers #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #ALZ “Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing…Just do what you love.”-…