Image depicting an elderly woman receiving vagus nerve stimulation

Vagus Nerve Stimulation: An Emerging Treatment for Cognitive Decline

What new research is telling us about VNS, memory, MCI and dementia For families living with dementia, new treatments matter, but so does knowing the difference between genuine scientific progress and yet another treatment that promises more than the evidence can deliver. Vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS, is attracting growing interest in dementia research. It…

A mad cow. Sick because of misfolded proteins in its brain.

The Remarkable Story of Mad Cows, Knotted Nerves & Misfolded Proteins

The Classic Case of Misfolded Proteins Did you know that misfolded proteins cause Mad Cow Disease? Strictly speaking, people don’t get Mad Cow Disease. Instead, cows do! Duh! When people eat the meat of infected cows, then they get Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CKD), a kind of dementia. CKD is a serious condition and kills you quickly.…