Sublime

His “barf bag theory,” as he jokingly called it, was that Alzheimer’s disease is primarily a vascular disorder of the brain. The dementia symptoms that we see result from a gradual reduction in blood flow, which eventually creates what he calls a “neuronal energy crisis,” which in turn triggers a cascade of unfortunate events that harms the neurons

The surgeon always begins a Whipple by inserting a small camera through a tiny incision to look for metastases, as widespread cancer renders the operation useless and causes its cancellation. Standing there, waiting in the OR with a nine-hour surgery stretching out before her, Mari had a whisper of a thought: I’m so tired—please God, let there be

This ability of our bodies to “clean house” as a means of cellular rejuvenation is called autophagy, and is currently an exciting area of focus for longevity researchers.

Problems start to happen, and a plaque will kick-off and continue to grow, if: • There is an increased rate of endothelial damage • The blood clot formed is bigger, or more difficult to break down, than normal • The repair systems are impaired in some way And that’s it really.

Until recently, when medical teams gathered to operate on a patient, studies showed that they often didn’t know one another’s names before starting. A 2001 Johns Hopkins study found that when members introduced themselves and shared concerns ahead of time, the likelihood of complications and deaths fell by 35 percent.