The most common form of brain cancer is glioblastoma (GBM). It's also the most lethal. So researchers are hard at work to increase their understanding of this condition so they can treat it more effectively. Fortunately, researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have recently uncovered new information about GBM. And if you or a loved one is suffering from GBM, you may need to know this information before you prepare your menu for Thanksgiving dinner this year.

"Your LDL cholesterol is too high. You need to take a statin drug to lower it or you risk dying from a heart attack." How many people have been told this and have bought into it? The number is astounding. And the sales of statin drugs reflect the situation. The current value of the statin drug industry is estimated at around $29 billion. Big Pharma is definitely taking it to the bank. And here's the problem. For the over 60 crowd, it's an outright lie. A new study shows that not only will taking a statin drug not lengthen your life, it will actually shorten it.

If you were trying to defend a city from attack, one of the first steps you might take would be to secure the perimeter. After all, if your enemies can just waltz right in, you're pretty vulnerable. Unfortunately, that's often the case for the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Some invaders just waltz right in and cause problems.