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A possible cure for river blindness and elephantiasis

March 15, 2019 A, and, blindness, cure, elephantiasis, for, possible, river

An international team of researchers has found what might be a cure for river blindness and elephantiasis. In their paper

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Thanking and apologizing: Talk that isn’t cheap

March 14, 2019 and, apologizing:, cheap, Isn't, talk, Thanking, that

We place a high value on teaching children to say “thank you” and “I’m sorry.” As adults, these simple words

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Two young moms bond over heart failure, transplant experiences

March 14, 2019 bond, experiences, failure, heart, moms, Over, transplant, two, young

Sarah Bradley’s second pregnancy was uneventful until 30 weeks, when she found herself swollen, breathless and unusually fatigued. When her

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Family history linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk

March 14, 2019 Alzheimer's, family, history, Increased, Linked, risk, to

Researchers in Utah have found that people who have relatives who died of Alzheimer’s are more likely to develop the

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Rate of U.S. deaths tied to dementia has more than doubled

March 14, 2019 deaths, Dementia, doubled, has, more, of, rate, than, tied, to, U.S.

(HealthDay)—Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the

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Non-invasive imaging technique valid for identifying small airway disease in lung

March 14, 2019 airway, disease, for, identifying, imaging, in, lung, non-invasive, Small, technique, valid

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory disease of the small airways in the lungs, affects 16 million Americans and

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New technology could detect Dengue fever earlier

March 12, 2019 Could, Dengue, detect, earlier, fever, New, Technology

Researchers from the University of Bath are developing a new tool for detecting the presence of Dengue fever early on,

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First double-blind controlled trial of TNS shows reduced symptoms in some children with ADHD with minimal risk

March 12, 2019 ADHD, children, controlled, double-blind, First, in, minimal, of, reduced, risk, shows, some, symptoms, TNS, trial, with

Currently approved in Canada and Europe for adults with medication-resistant depression and seizures, trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) has been found

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‘Momo challenge hoax’ prompts parents to help children deal with scary media

March 12, 2019 'Momo, challenge, children, deal, help, hoax', media, Parents, prompts, Scary, to, with

Recently a number of school boards and police services issued statements advising parents of an alleged cyberbullying threat called the

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WHO launches strategy to fight ‘inevitable’ flu pandemics

March 11, 2019 'inevitable', fight, flu, launches, pandemics, strategy, to, Who

The World Health Organization on Monday launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat

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