Good News Notes: “I and University of Sydney colleagues have published a new study showing treating sleep apnea in older adults with mild cognitive impairment can improve memory, but not other areas of cognition, in the short term. As there is no current treatment or cure for dementia, increasing efforts have focused on developing novel approaches to…
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Pa. senator who beat breast cancer now wants to help other women
Good News Notes: “Pennsylvania State Sen. Kim Ward is a wife, mother, Senate majority leader and breast cancer survivor. During Breast Cancer Awareness month, she has a message for every woman and hopes to serve as an example. “It’s important for women to realize that they shouldn’t go into dark places. They shouldn’t be afraid…
Selma Blair Reveals MS Remission, Details Filming Documentary
Good News Notes: “Selma Blair has been incredibly open about her battle with multiple sclerosis since her diagnosis in 2018, especially on social media. Her Instagram has been a place for her to share all of the ups and downs that came with her illness and treatments. Now, Selma is back with great news: she’s in MS remission. After her diagnosis,…
Cancer-detecting blood test accurate enough to be used as early screening tool
Good News Notes: “Results from a study of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer suggest that it is accurate enough to be used as a screening tool among people at higher risk of the disease, including those who are not symptomatic. In a paper published in the leading cancer journal…
After a devastating cancer diagnosis, South Philly man overhauled his diet and found a passion for raw foods
Good News Notes: “Ulysses Kae Williams, 38, is a busy man. Apart from running the Classics Hub barber shop in South Philadelphia for 14 years, he’s the father of four children – Mya, 20, Kadence, 10, Kingston, 5 and Mylan, 3. For six years, he has spearheaded a competitive program to teach entrepreneurship to kids…
IU School of Medicine researchers develop blood test for depression, bipolar disorder
Good News Notes: “Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on the biological basis of mood disorders, and offers a promising blood test aimed…
A blood test could diagnose depression and bipolar disorder
Good News Notes: “In adults, a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes the growth and survival of nerve cells and is known to play a vital role in learning, memory, and maintaining brain flexibility, or ‘plasticity.’ Psychological stress reduces blood levels of one form of the protein, called mature BDNF (mBDNF), and low levels are…
Gobert pledges $500,000 to help with relief, NBA shutdown
Good News Notes: “Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz offered the first of what he said will be “many steps” he will take to help with the coronavirus pandemic, pledging Saturday to donate more than $500,000 to relief efforts. Gobert, who was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 — a diagnosis that prompted…
Cobb woman with PSC finds liver donor — her brother
Good News Notes: “Deontae and Di’Jon Thomas were always close growing up in Acworth. While the siblings, who are two years apart, shared many things, they now share something even more important — a lifesaving liver. Di’Jon Thomas told Channel 2 Action News that she nearly passed out when she was 16 years old, leading to…
Former Soap Star Eddie Alderson Has Amazing Health Update
Good News Notes: “Eddie Alderson, who grew up before our eyes playing Matthew Buchanan on One Life to Live, began his battle with cancer in late 2016 and his motto ever since has been ‘No Surrender.’” “The young actor proves once again that motto is one that sticks as he has a new report on…