Health Problems 

Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease

February 8, 2019 and, bone, cells, D, disease, Immune, marrow, stimulate, Vitamin

The bone marrow disease myelofibrosis is stimulated by excessive signaling from vitamin D and immune cells known as macrophages, reveals

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First identification of brain’s preparation for action

February 8, 2019 action, brain's, First, for, identification, of, preparation

Neuroscientists at Bangor University and University College London have for the first time, identified the processes which occur in our

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Deadly drug-resistant TB a ‘blinking red’ global threat

February 7, 2019 'blinking, A, deadly, drug-resistant, global, red, TB, threat

Deadly, drug-resistant tuberculosis—as lethal as Ebola and tough to treat in even the best hospitals—is a “blinking red” worldwide threat,

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Fluctuating blood pressure after stroke could mean higher risk of death

February 6, 2019 after, Blood, Could, death, Fluctuating, higher, mean, of, pressure, risk, Stroke

Experts already know there’s a link between high blood pressure and stroke, but a growing body of research suggests yo-yoing

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Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back

February 6, 2019 back, Coming, Keeps, kids, strep, throat, Why, your

Each year, some 600 million people around the world come down with strep throat. But for some children (and their

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Safe, convenient, affordable: How a pocket device is changing women’s health

February 6, 2019 A, affordable:, changing, convenient, device, health, How, is, pocket, safe, Women's

Engineering professor Nimmi Ramanujam describes how she came up with the idea for a device that allows for a speculum-free

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Morals versus money: How we make social decisions

February 6, 2019 decisions, How, Make, Money, Morals, social, versus, we

Our actions are guided by moral values. However, monetary incentives can get in the way of our good intentions. Neuroeconomists

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Early tau deposition elevated for women versus men

February 5, 2019 deposition, early, Elevated, for, Men, tau, versus, women

(HealthDay)—For older adults on the Alzheimer disease trajectory, women have elevated early tau deposition compared with men, according to a

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Protecting those on the frontline from Ebola

February 1, 2019 Ebola, From, frontline, on, Protecting, the, those

In a world where we can travel the globe by jet, diseases that were once thought to plague faraway places

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How virtual reality might help fight recurring nightmares

February 1, 2019 fight, help, How, might, nightmares, reality, recurring, virtual

You might say that Patrick McNamara is in a frightening line of work. As a sleep researcher, he’s hunting for

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