The job cuts made last month at the Byrd Alzheimer's center will help save the troubled institute $2 million, but they will not be enough to sustain the enterprise for long, the center's chief executive officer told his board of directors Monday. ...more

October 21, 2008

The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression - a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. ...more

October 21, 2008

The job cuts made at the Byrd Alzheimer's center helped save the troubled institute $2 million, but they won't be enough to sustain the enterprise for long, the center's chief executive officer told his board of directors today. ...more

October 20, 2008

Drink a milkshake and the pleasure center in your brain gets a hit of happy - unless you're overweight. ...more

October 17, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) - Brother, can you spare a billion? More like $700 billion, to be precise. ...more

October 5, 2008

The University of South Florida received $29 million to follow 2,000 children from birth till age 21 and spot what may trigger health disorders and diseases, public health experts said Friday. ...more

October 4, 2008

Anyone with a connection to Alzheimer's disease knows all too well its devastating impact. ...more

September 20, 2008

Two information sessions for those interested in the Coronary Health Improvement Project will be held this month at the Better Living Community Center, 22 E. Phoenix St., in Lake Placid. ...more

September 18, 2008

With one of the world's most notable diabetes researchers on her faculty, University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said Wednesday that she is preparing to raise money to build a USF diabetes hospital. ...more

September 11, 2008

Christine Merrick's life turned upside-down and nearly slipped away from her last year. ...more

September 2, 2008