Function of the Normal Macula
Your macula is a minuscule part of the retina in the back of your eye that plays an enormous role in your everyday life. We… Read More »Function of the Normal Macula
April 2025
Can a Pharmacist Help Me During Allergy Season?
Heading to the drugstore to pick up an over-the-counter medication to cope with your seasonal allergy symptoms? You may want to talk with your pharmacist… Read More »Can a Pharmacist Help Me During Allergy Season?
Too Young to Forget: Childhood Dementia
As a bench scientist, Dr. Alexey V. Pshezhetsky does not treat patients, but his office walls bear photos of several children who were born with… Read More »Too Young to Forget: Childhood Dementia
Hope for Dementia: Almost Half of Cases May Be Avoided
A 2020 Lancet Commission report estimated that roughly 40% of dementia cases worldwide could potentially be prevented by addressing 12 modifiable risk factors. Two groups… Read More »Hope for Dementia: Almost Half of Cases May Be Avoided
Advances in Women’s Heart Health
Women have long been under-represented in studies looking at heart disease and stroke. The Heart and Stroke Foundation is making major strides at closing this… Read More »Advances in Women’s Heart Health
Women’s Heart Health
Did you know that traditional risk factors for heart disease and stroke have a more powerful impact on women than men? Take Type 2 diabetes… Read More »Women’s Heart Health