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How to design better clinical trials to address ‘critically low’ dementia research shortfall

July 25, 2018 'critically, Address, Better, clinical, Dementia, design, How, low, research, shortfall, to, trials

New research gives insights into how the design of clinical trials can improve to address the “critically low” research pipeline

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EU to tighten checks on mental health of pilots

July 25, 2018 checks, EU, health, Mental, of, on, pilots, tighten, to

The European Union is introducing rules to tighten assessments of pilots’ mental health following the Germanwings crash in 2015. The

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Disrupting toxic stress in children to prevent long-term health impacts

July 25, 2018 children, Disrupting, health, impacts, in, long-term, prevent, stress, to, toxic

Homelessness, neglect, malnutrition, or forced parent-child separation have long been known to cause toxic stress levels in childhood that harm

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Drugs for rare disorder phenylketonuria hit the market

July 25, 2018 disorder, Drugs, for, hit, market, phenylketonuria, Rare, the

Brady Connolly is an 18-year-old rugby player who can barely eat any protein. No steak, no beans, no peanut butter

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New potential target for treatment of diabetes

July 25, 2018 Diabetes, for, New, of, potential, target, treatment

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that one of the building blocks in the calcium channels in the pancreatic beta

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Having more kids tied to lower odds of Alzheimer’s in women

July 25, 2018 Alzheimer's, Having, in, kids, Lower, more, odds, of, tied, to, women

(HealthDay)—A woman’s fertility might help predict how likely she is to develop dementia later in life, two new studies suggest.

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Treating depression may prevent repeat heart attack

July 25, 2018 attack, Depression, heart, may, prevent, repeat, treating

(HealthDay)—It’s common for heart attack survivors to develop depression. Now a new trial has found that antidepressant treatment may help

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Intestinal virus study shows major changes associated with inflammatory bowel disease

July 24, 2018 associated, bowel, Changes, disease, inflammatory, Intestinal, major, shows, study, virus, with

Unexpected patterns emerged in the microbial and viral communities of mice with intestinal inflammation during a study that examined the

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Diabetes risk higher among LGBQ teens than heterosexual teens, study finds

July 24, 2018 among, Diabetes, finds, heterosexual, higher, LGBQ, risk, study, teens, than

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in less

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Host antibodies shape gut microbiome by changing bacteria gene expression

July 24, 2018 antibodies, Bacteria, By, changing, expression, gene, gut, Host, microbiome, shape

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science in Japan have discovered how antibodies secreted in the gut promote

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