Alzheimer’s news: Sleep problems linked to high risk of developing degenerative disease

GETTY Sleep problems have been linked to a high risk of developing degenerative disease Neuroscientists have discovered a link between sleep disturbances and biological markers for the degenerative brain disease found in the spinal fluid. Amyloid is a protein that can fold and form into plaques while tau is a protein that forms into tangles. […]

Diabetes news: Oil from SEALS 'could stop degenerative effects of Type 1 diabetes'

A supplement derived from seal oil given to 40 Type 1 diabetes sufferers for 12 months showed their corneal nerve fibres increased in length by an average of 29 per cent. Type 1 diabetes can damage nerves in the eye leading to blurred vision and even blindness.  Researchers in Canada now want to conduct a […]