Author: JoAnna Haugen

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Reliable Marker for Alzheimer’sBaton Rouge – Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge recently released a study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease identifying a particularly reliable marker for identifying early stages of dementia: the inability to…

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Recently Discovered Gene May Help Fight CancerSHREVEPORT ––  LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport recently identified a mammalian gene that is required for the growth and spread of some human cancers. This discovery could lead to a greater understanding of…

Rayne’s Frogs

I once stopped in the Acadia Parish town of Rayne to get gas and grab a bite, and I was quickly distracted by something, well, quirky –– a giant metallic statue of a frog wearing a top hat and coattails…