A valley family's pride and joy is fighting for her life. Their horse Mocha was bitten by a Mohave rattlesnake. We talked to the owners about the horse’s recovery.
A valley family's pride and joy is fighting for her life. Their horse Mocha was bitten by a Mohave rattlesnake. We talked to the owners about the horse’s recovery.
A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young.
A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young. FOX 10's Jessica Flores talked to the little girl's family before the big day.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the AMA, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the CDC.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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Researchers in Atlanta may have found a new way to detect the first signs of Alzheimer's disease years before a person develops symptoms. They're using a device that tracks eye movement, and it's a simple and painless test.
Alzheimer's disease progressively damages the brain over time. That damage often begins up to 20 years before a person is diagnosed. So the challenge is to find a way to detect the disease earlier and researchers are trying to do that by tracking your eye movement.
Researchers say eye-tracking technology gives them a window into the brain.
Dr. Stuart Zola, Director of the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, says eye-tracking is promising because it gives researchers a way to differentiate between someone with early-stage memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment, and someone with normal brain function.
"But more importantly, it allows us to say about three years before people have symptoms whether or not they are on a trajectory for Alzheimer's disease," said Zola.
Volunteers sit in front of a screen as images flash before their eyes. People with healthy brain function usually have no trouble staying focused on the changing images. But, volunteers with memory problems have a slight delay in their response to new images, maybe because they're not remembering the previous one.
Zola says the hope is to speed up the diagnosis of MCI by a few years.
"That provides an extraordinary, extraordinary ability now because it means that people will have time to prepare for that eventuality," said Zola
That means time to get treatment, and slow the progressive disease down.
Eye-tracking is still experimental, but Dr. Zola predicts that one day soon, you may able to take a similar test using your laptop, and send the results to your doctor to interpret.
If you're thinking "I've seen this eye tracking" before," you're right. Researchers at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta are also studying eye-tracking. They're using it to try to detect the first signs of autism in babies and toddlers.
Zola says if they can fine tune the technology, they may be able to spot Alzheimer's disease five or 10 years earlier.
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A dangerous trend on college campuses has some people mixing two dangerous conditions. Young women are starving themselves and then binge drinking. They call it "drunkorexia."
A dangerous trend on college campuses has some people mixing two dangerous conditions. Young women are starving themselves and then binge drinking. They call it "drunkorexia."
Monday, June 17 2013 10:08 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:08:03 GMT
Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
