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Possible dementia vaccine closer after mice studies

December 31, 2019 after, closer, Dementia, mice, possible, Studies, vaccine

A preventive treatment for dementia may proceed to clinical trials after successful animal testing. The US-led research is looking to

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Short or long sleep associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis

December 30, 2019 associated, fibrosis, long, or, pulmonary, Short, sleep, with

Scientists have discovered that people who regularly sleep for more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours are 2-3

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Women with single dose of HPV vaccine gain similar protection as multiple doses

December 27, 2019 As, dose:, doses, gain, hpv, multiple, of, protection, similar, single, vaccine, with, women

A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from the potential cancer-causing virus, according

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Calcium channels play a key role in the development of diabetes

December 23, 2019 A, calcium, channels, development, Diabetes, in, key, of, Play, role, the

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have deciphered the diabetogenic role of a certain type of calcium channel in insulin-secreting

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Delivery of healthy donor cells key to correcting bone disorder, researchers find

December 23, 2019 bone, cells, correcting, delivery, disorder, donor:, Find, Healthy, key, of, Researchers, to

Osteogensis imperfecta (OI) is a group of genetic disorders that mainly affect the bone. Patients with OI have bones that

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Longevity protein SIRT6 also protects against fatty liver and fatty liver disease

December 20, 2019 against, Also, and, disease, fatty, liver, longevity, protects, protein, SIRT6

Fatty liver, or hepatic steatosis, which develops when the body produces too much fat or doesn’t metabolize fat efficiently enough,

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HbA1c minimally adds to CVD risk prediction in prediabetes

December 20, 2019 adds, CVD, HbA1c, in, minimally, prediabetes, prediction, risk, to

(HealthDay)—For individuals with prediabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) minimally adds to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction, according to a study published

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Study examines safety-net care for US patients on maintenance dialysis

December 19, 2019 care, dialysis, examines, for, maintenance, on, patients, safety-net, study, US

New research indicates that non-profit/independently-owned and hospital-based dialysis facilities care disproportionately for uninsured patients with kidney failure and those who

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Long work hours at the office linked to both regular and hidden high blood pressure

December 19, 2019 and, at, Blood, both, hidden, high, hours, Linked, long, office, pressure, regular, the, to, Work

Office workers who spend long hours on the job are more likely to have high blood pressure, including a type

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Samoa law embeds compulsory measles shots

December 19, 2019 compulsory, embeds, law, Measles, Samoa, Shots

Samoa has passed a law to make childhood vaccinations compulsory as the Pacific nation continues efforts to contain a devastating

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