Today's Health Links July 4, 2013

Shape-shifting disease proteins may explain neurodegenerative variation
Researchers have shown one disease protein can morph into different strains and promote misfolding of other disease proteins commonly found in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other related neurodegenerative diseases.
Banned fountain of youth drug may be making a comeback
Despite it being more than 30 years since the “fountain of youth drug” Gerovital H3 was banned in the United States, it may be making a comeback.