The Danger of Growing Old and Set in Your Ways
There is an old expression that says, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” It may be catchy, but it is also a terrible philosophy for growing older. One of the greatest dangers of the senior years is not simply physical decline. It is the possibility that we gradually stop changing. We stop trying […]
The Future of Alzheimer’s: Real Progress or False Hope?
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has seemed like one of medicine’s most stubborn enemies. Cancer treatments improved. Heart disease became more preventable. Hepatitis C went from a lifelong infection to something medicine can often cure. But Alzheimer’s? For millions of families, the answer seemed to remain the same: We can diagnose it. We can manage some […]
Vaccines That May Prevent Cancer: The Future of Cancer Prevention Is Already Beginning
For most of our lives, the word vaccine has meant preventing an infectious disease. Polio. Measles. Flu. COVID. But scientists are now asking a remarkable question: Could we someday vaccinate people against cancer? The answer is more complicated—and more exciting—than it may first appear. In fact, vaccines already prevent some cancers today. Researchers are also […]