The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (theAFTD.org) · Film: It Is What It Is · New Jersey FTD Specialists · Donate Source: The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (theAFTD.org) Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a disease process that results in progressive damage to the temporal and/or frontal lobes of the brain. FTD is also referred to as frontotemporal […]
National Aphasia Association Adler Aphasia Center: Maywood and West Orange NJ · New Jersey Aphasia Specialists Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain — most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals. […]
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America – Donate (NJ Chapter Golf Benefit 8/12) – New Jersey Myasthenia Gravis Specialists Myasthenia Gravis (pronounced My-as-theen-ee-a Grav-us) comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning “grave muscular weakness.” The most common form of MG is a chronic autoimmune disorder that is characterized by fluctuating weakness of the voluntary muscle […]
Source: EurekAlert.org The Internet phenomenon of watching cat videos, from Li’l Bub to Grumpy Cat, does more than simply entertain: it boosts viewers’ energy and positive emotions and decreases negative feelings, according to a new study by an Indiana University Media School assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick (who owns a pug, but no cats). Myrick […]
Men’s Health Awareness: Drive For Men’s Health.com June 11-20 · Donate Men’s Health Month · Men’s Heath Network PDFs: Stress · Prostate · Breast · Testicular N.J. Men’s Health Physicians · Centers For Disease Control Resources Doctors Jamin Brahmbhatt and Sijo Parekattil of Personalized Urology & Robotics will attempt a marathon drive from the Orlando […]
Cytomegalovirus Awareness: StopCMV.org About · Prevention · Donate Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that infects people of all ages and is usually harmless to people with a healthy immune system. Most people have been exposed to CMV at some point in their lifetime without realizing it. It is estimated that 50-80% of adults in […]