Alzheimer's disease: The best bets for prevention, so far

The audience wasn't happy. Its members — private citizens, healthcare professionals and advocates for the elderly — had gathered...

Resources for Alzheimer's patients and caregivers

Studies target amyloid plaques and tau tangles

For a long time now, scientists studying treatments for Alzheimer's disease have focused on telltale plaques that appear in patients'...

Alzheimer's Assn. Graduation Club copes together

Leaning forward in his chair, Bob Patterson, 64, addresses a small group of his peers seated around a conference table. "You want to fill...

Prescription drugs for Alzheimer's disease

Five medications have been approved to treat the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The drugs can reduce some symptoms —...

Sniffing device may help the severely disabled communicate

The severely disabled, including those "locked in" to their bodies as a result of accidents or disease, may soon have a new way to...

Raw-food raid highlights a hunger

With no warning one weekday morning, investigators entered an organic grocery with a search warrant and ordered the hemp-clad workers to put...

Gear: Back Bay bikes

The Back Bay loop, a 10.5-mile nearly car-free bike route around Upper Newport Bay filled with birds, scenic vistas, a museum, exhibits,...

Sports drinks geared more toward intense activity

You're headed to the gym or for a bike ride after work. Should you sip a sports drink before, guzzle it afterward or stick with water?

Good Form: A half-step handstand

If you've always wanted to do a handstand but can't get in the correct position and hold your balance, try practicing half a handstand at...

People's Pharmacy: Diet change stopped headaches

Two years ago, I was getting headaches every day for several months. I visited five different doctors, but none had a clue as to the...

My Turn: Back from the brink and feeling great

Have you ever wondered what it's like running five miles on the trails of the Santa Monica Mountains less than three months after "dying" on...

Swimming with the fittest?

Is swimming the best exercise for lifelong health?

Griffith Park night hikes place L.A. at your feet

For me, the thrill of L.A.'s night life has nothing to do with A-list parties at Soho House and everything to do with dusty tracks and...

Studies show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa

For the first time in the bleak history of the AIDS epidemic on the African continent, researchers have identified two new approaches that...

Veterans can have seizures decades after a head injury, study finds

Soldiers who suffered brain injuries can develop seizures decades — as long as 35 years — after the initial injury,...

Poverty and HIV are strongly linked, CDC survey finds

Heterosexuals living below the poverty line in U.S. cities are five times as likely as the nation's general population to be HIV-...

Glucosamine, chondroitin fail to slow arthritis effect

My husband and I are in our 50s. We are having much pain from arthritis. His is in his knees. I have had my thumb joint removed due to...

No easy fix for deteriorating knees

Painful arthritis of the knee is on the rise — as is the number of middle-aged people who refuse to let the condition interfere with...

Doctors reconsider old antibiotics despite hazards

More than half a century ago, when antibiotics were transforming modern medicine, a now almost forgotten drug was hailed as something...

Good Form: Block-supported yoga pose

Foam blocks are great tools for practicing yoga poses. Use them to develop more flexibility in your hamstrings while eliminating pressure on...