Old Man, who aided humanity, dies at 32

For three decades, Old Man selflessly helped scientists unravel the mysteries behind Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, cancer and other age-related diseases.

Born in Kenya, he lived an active life — including siring offspring — until early Thanksgiving morning, when his body was discovered in a lab at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies on the campus of the Texas Research Park in Bexar County.

Among the many mole rats at the institute, however, Old Man stood out. Because of his advanced age and vigor, he'd claimed a special place in the hearts of many researchers. Laboratory animal attendant Cody Villanueva discovered his body early Thanksgiving morning.
"Oh, it was a sad day," she recalled. "I cried. We all did."

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Gold-digger gets maximum sentence for scamming dementia patient, brain-damaged husband

A gold-digging grifter apologized for fleecing a pair of disabled lonely hearts Tuesday before a judge slammed her with a maximum seven-year prison term.

"To John Grant and Mr. Howard Zeimer, I'm sorry I was such an inconvenience to them," said Cher Thompson, 29.

Lilly Alzheimer's imaging agent to get FDA review

Eli Lilly and Co. said it completed its purchase of Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. for $300 million upfront plus potential milestone payments.

The company also said the Food and Drug Administration will perform a faster review of florbetapir, an imaging agent Avid has developed that may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Eli Lilly said the FDA will conduct a six-month priority review on florbetapir. The company agreed to buy Avid in early November, and said Avid had recently filed for FDA approval of florbetapir. That suggests the FDA will make a decision by early May.