John Growdon

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John H. Growdon, M.D., is Professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School and attending neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital.  He graduated from Northwestern University in 1960 with a BA in English Literature and obtained the MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965.  His post-graduate training was in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals (1965-69), in Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (1971-74) and in Neurochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975-1977).  Since 1982, he has directed the Memory and Movement Disorders Units at the Massachusetts General Hospital, which provide diagnostic services and continuing care for individuals with Parkinson disease and related movement disorders, and for individuals with cognitive impairments and dementia, including Alzheimer disease.

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    TUESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Concussion can lead to damage in the white matter of the brain that resembles abnormalities found in people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.

    Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine said their find...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- A diet high in saturated fat can quickly rob the brain of a key chemical that helps protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to new research.

    In a small study published online Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology, researchers found that die...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness, depending on which areas of the brain have atrophied.

    "Our findings help explain and va...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. veterans with Gulf War illness complain of different types of symptoms, and researchers now think they know why: There may be two distinct forms of the illness, depending on which areas of the brain have atrophied.

    "Our findings help explain and va...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, researchers have shown that implanting electrodes in the brain's "feeding center" can be safely done -- in a bid to develop a new treatment option for severely obese people who fail to shed pounds even after weight-loss surgery.

    In...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with genetic mutations that lead to inherited, early onset Alzheimer's disease overproduce a longer, stickier form of amyloid beta, the protein fragment that clumps into plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, a small new study has found.

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    TUESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- New research seems to support the theory that Otzi the Iceman was attacked and suffered some form of brain damage in the final moments of his life.

    A team from the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC) extracted and analyzed tiny samples of brain t...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- An implanted device that zaps the nerves at the nape of the neck -- shown effective in treating some people with migraines -- may also help ease the ache of fibromyalgia, an ailment that causes widespread body pain and tenderness.

    A Belgian scientist t...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- An implanted device that zaps the nerves at the nape of the neck -- shown effective in treating some people with migraines -- may also help ease the ache of fibromyalgia, an ailment that causes widespread body pain and tenderness.

    A Belgian scientist t...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- Certain lifestyle changes could greatly reduce your stroke risk, according to a new study.

    Researchers calculated stroke risk among nearly 23,000 black and white Americans aged 45 and older. Their risk was assessed using the American Heart Association'...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new therapy for multiple sclerosis that teaches the body to recognize and then ignore its own nerve tissue appears to be safe and well-tolerated in humans, a small new study shows.

    If larger studies prove the technique can slow or stop the disease, ...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say five people wearing special electrodes were able to control a model helicopter by their thoughts alone.

    The team say the achievement is an important step forward in efforts to develop robotic devices that could help people who are paral...Full Article

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    How can I help prevent a person with Alzheimer's disease from wandering?
    Keeping an individual with Alzheimer's disease safe is a heavy responsibility. The most...  Full Post
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    What is a neuron?
    The neuron is the brain's basic unit for processing information. The human brain contains an...  Full Post
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    John Growdon answered:
    Is there a link between cholesterol and Alzheimer’s disease?
    People with high total cholesterol face increased odds of Alzheimer's disease later in life. A...  Full Post