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How Hydrogen is Being Used to Treat Some of Our Most Common Illnesses
From Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease to being used as an anti-aging treatment – more and more studies are apparently revealing the medicinal benefits of molecular hydrogen.
These Dogs Are Trained to Detect the Smell of Parkinson’s Just by Sniffing a Tee Shirt
Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no objectively approved screening method. Doctors are only able to make a diagnosis by...
Stranger Helps Woman Down on Her Luck – Gets Repaid Years Later
Three years ago, a man felt compelled to pull over and help an unfortunate woman stuck in the rain. Now, they are repaying each...
Robo-Spoon Allows Disabled People to Eat With More Control
This auto-correcting robotic spoon is groundbreaking for patients with cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, or Huntington's disease.
New Therapy Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Mice
Researchers announced that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years, allowing the...
Parkinson’s Pen For Patients Who Want to Keep Writing Christmas Cards
One of the most bothersome things about Parkinson’s Disease is when it forces your handwriting to become tiny and unreadable, even when you try...
A Spoon That Steadies Tremors Gets a Lift From Google
Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology into developing adaptive equipment for people with essential tremors and Parkinson's disease.
In September they bought...
Ten Most Generous Celebrities Selected by ‘Why I Give’
Giving is not about riches. Many people, who are wealthy with millions, if not billions, of dollars in bank accounts, use their money for...
Muhammad Ali Charity Bash in Las Vegas Raises Millions for Charity
Stars of sport and showbiz came together for a huge celebration of Muhammad Ali on Saturday night in Las Vegas, offering birthday wishes and...
As Smartphones Get Smarter, We Get Healthier and Health Care Gets Cheaper
The use of mobile technology to distribute health care, especially in rural areas perfectly exploits the wonders of a device that's fast becoming ubiquitous,...
Brain Training for Parkinson’s Patients Hailed as a Breakthrough
Early symptoms of Parkinson's disease may be improved by teaching patients to regulate their brains, a study suggests. Scientists allowed a small group of...
Huge Breakthrough in ALS Research is Encouraging
Researchers say they found a common cause behind the mysterious and deadly affliction of ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that could lead...
Top 10 “Seriously Good News” From 2010
2010 was a year of disasters -- Haitian earthquake, Gulf oil spill and Pakistani flooding -- yet it was also a year of stunning...
Officer’s Act Of Kindness Restores Robbery Victim’s Faith
Suffering from Parkinson's disease, Jim Light was an easy target for a cowardly thief who attacked him in the hallway of his apartment complex....
Huge Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Disease Power Switch Found
Through its focus on the fuel supply that powers healthy brain function, a transformative study has uncovered both the key cause and an immediate...
Experiment Moves Past Stem Cells, Advancing Brain Treatment
In a "dramatic" breakthrough that has positive implications for Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, researchers have transformed ordinary mouse skin cells directly into functioning nerve cells,...
Michael J. Fox Returns to TV with Special on Optimism
Michael J. Fox will return to TV as host of a one-hour special featuring his worldwide travels in search of optimism. "Michael J....
Top Ten Innovations From 2008
Any list of the top achievements in science and energy is a list that glows with promise and hope. During the year 2008 we...
The Importance of Magnets in Modern Medicine
Magnets have been thought to have healing properties since ancient times. Today, magnets are showing promise in treating everything from bone fractures to...
Neurologist, Choir Explore Music’s Healing Power
SCIENCE- Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks believes in the healing effect of music for people suffering from such diseases as Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's, autism and...