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UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed nearly 2,000 people

August 23, 2019 000, 2, Congo, Ebola, has, in, killed, nearly, outbreak:, people, UN

The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is approaching a “stark” milestone with nearly

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Gene linked to a rare neurological disorder regulates key enzyme in Alzheimer’s

August 22, 2019 A, Alzheimer's, disorder, enzyme, gene, in, key, Linked, neurological, Rare, regulates, to

A gene that can become mutated and cause a rare balance disorder also regulates the behavior of an enzyme that

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Low grip strength linked to impaired cognition, memory loss in older Americans

August 22, 2019 Americans, cognition, grip, impaired, in, Linked, loss, low, Memory, Older, strength, to

For older Americans, poor handgrip may be a sign of impaired cognition and memory, a new study suggests. Researchers from

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Study finds new pathway for potential glioblastoma treatment

August 22, 2019 finds, for, glioblastoma, New, pathway, potential, study, treatment

A team led by Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) researcher Dr. Stephen Safe has

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Lower back pain? Self-administered acupressure could help: study

August 21, 2019 acupressure, back, Could, help, Lower, pain, Self-administered, study

A recent study finds that acupressure, a traditional Chinese medicine technique, can improve chronic pain symptoms in the lower back.

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Texas cities increasingly susceptible to large measles outbreaks

August 21, 2019 cities, increasingly, large, Measles, outbreaks, susceptible, Texas, to

The growing number of children arriving at Texas schools unvaccinated makes the state increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks in cities

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Painting a bigger biosociological picture of chronic pain

August 20, 2019 A, Bigger, biosociological, chronic, of, pain, Painting, picture

An integrated approach that unifies psychosocial factors with neurobiology sheds light on chronic pain traits and their underlying brain networks,

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Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

August 20, 2019 approval, As, Blood, cancer, Diego, discovered, drug, FDA, Gets, in, once, risky, San, shelved, too

A promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been approved for

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Why initial UTIs increase susceptibility to further infection

August 20, 2019 Scott Hultgren, Thomas Hannan, urinary tract infection (UTI)

More than 60% of women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives, and about

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Online brain games can extend in-game ‘cognitive youth’ into old age, study says

August 19, 2019 age, brain, Can, cognitive, extend, games, in-game, into, old, Online, Says, study, Youth

A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and

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