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Immune-compromised people with HIV, APOE4 gene may have a compounded risk for Alzheimer’s

February 22, 2021 A, Alzheimer's, APOE4, compounded, for, gene, Have, HIV, Immune-compromised, may, people, risk, with

People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have a history of severe immunosuppression and at least one copy

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Study reveals how a longevity gene protects brain stem cells from stress

February 20, 2021 A, brain, cells, From, gene, How, longevity, protects, reveals, stem, stress, study

A gene linked to unusually long lifespans in humans protects brain stem cells from the harmful effects of stress, according

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Why the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could mark a turning point in the pandemic

February 15, 2021 &, A, Could, in, Johnson, mark, pandemic, point, the, Turning, vaccine, Why

Millions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, but the information can be confusing. Johnson & Johnson

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What’s the difference between mutations, variants and strains? A guide to COVID terminology

February 12, 2021 A, and, between, Covid, difference, guide, mutations, strains, terminology, the, to, variants, What's

Living through a global pandemic over the past year has seen all of us expanding our vocabularies. We now understand

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A ‘skeletal age’ calculator to predict bone fracture risk

February 9, 2021 'skeletal, A, age, bone, calculator, fracture, Predict, risk, to

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate ‘skeletal age’, a personalized estimate

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Cancer patients weren’t responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant.

February 6, 2021 A, cancer, got, patients, Poop:, responding, Then, therapy, They, to, transplant, weren't

For some cancer patients, a “poop transplant” could boost the positive effects of immunotherapy, a treatment designed to rally the

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How some drugs can turn into a cancer-causing chemical in the body

February 6, 2021 A, body, Can, cancer-causing, chemical, Drugs, How, in, into, some, the, turn

When consumers get a prescription drug from the pharmacy, they assume that it’s been tested and is safe to use.

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The device that can help save a child's mental health

February 2, 2021 A, Can, Child's, device, health, help, Mental, Save, that, the

The device that can help save a child’s mental health: Think a laptop is only needed for online learning? Wrong…

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Planning on running a marathon? A sports dietitian on what to eat for long-distance running

January 29, 2021 A, dietitian, eat?, for, Long-Distance, Marathon, on, planning, running, Sports, to, What

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to run a marathon? Or perhaps you’ve conquered a marathon and want to

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This Transgender Man’s ‘Quarantine Weight’ Turned Out to Be a Huge Ovarian Tumor

January 21, 2021 A, be, Huge, mans, out, ovarian, Quarantine, This, to, transgender, tumor, turned, weight

Verley says he's "lived with depression for a really long time and that mindset has never served me." The photos,

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