Researchers in Minnesota have identified a new protein in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients the substance is known as tdp 43.
For the first time here we have evidence that when a human has tdp-43 protein also they are 10 times more likely to have memory problems.
Doctors presented their findings at the Alzheimer’s Association international conference in Copenhagen previous research has identified two other proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation finds some kidney donors have difficulty getting new health and life insurance researchers found among 400 donors who tried to change their health insurance 27 had trouble and among 186 donors who tried to change their life insurance 46 reported difficulty
and American children are getting the message when it comes to fruits and vegetables a new government survey shows that in 2009 and 2010 more than three-quarters of children ages two to 19 ate fruit on a given day and 90 ate vegetables
the study also found that children eat fewer fruits and vegetables as they get older and those are some of today’s top health stories david begno for CBS News New York