Each week News 4 brings you the latest news on health, fitness and medical breakthroughs. Previous reports are posted here as a service of News 4 St. Louis . Because nothing matters more than your health. Autopsies on 79 nursing home patients confirm that Beta-Amyloid protein plays a role in the earliest stages of Alzheimer s, even before symptoms of dementia appear. There may be more to Glaucoma than meets the eye.
New research suggests the sight robbing disease also affects the brain.
Scientists found Glaucoma causes the loss of specific nerve cells in the brain's vision center. This breakthrough could lead to new treatments designed to protect these cells. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness, affecting more than sixty seven million people around the world. The fitness industry is now using experts to monitor what Americans want and need from exercise. Many physiologists believe in time exercise programs may be geared more toward older adults.