November 2019 - Charting New Roads

Eye Exams Could Soon Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

October 31, 2021November 26, 2019 by The Northern Charitable Foundation

Male optometrist examining senior mans eyes through slit lamp in clinic

Predicting Alzheimer’s Cheaply and Simply According to researchers at the University of California’s San Diego School Of Medicine and at the Washington University School of Medicine, cognitive tests may soon offer a low-cost, minimally invasive, and simple method of screening people for the genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease. According to both recently published studies, the … Read more

Women With the BRCA Mutation Are at Great Risk of Cancer

October 31, 2021November 13, 2019 by The Northern Charitable Foundation

Recent Study Finds BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations to Be Particularly Dangerous A recent large study of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations found that women who have inherited these mutations are at a significantly higher risk of cancer, particularly breast and ovarian, compared to women without the mutations. Further Studies Announced An announcement was also … Read more