Burn victim graduates with MBA
Manoj Rana, a native of India, nearly died in an apartment fire after coming to study in the U.S. He underwent 54 surgeries and five years of an intense therapy program. Here is his story. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
In Alzheimer's Disease, Neuron-Nourishing Cells Appear To Retaliate
When brain cells start oozing too much of the amyloid protein that is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the astrocytes that normally nourish and protect them deliver a suicide package instead, researchers report. Amyloid is excreted by all neurons, but rates increase with aging and dramatically accelerate in Alzheimer's. Astrocytes, which deliver blood, oxygen and nutrients to neurons in addition to hauling off some of their garbage, get activated and inflamed by excessive amyloid... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
