Dementia gene linked to connections in brain
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists.
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Muscling in on the role of vitamin D
A recent study conducted at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research has shed light on the role of vitamin D
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Mother’s heartbreak after ‘miracle’ toddler, two, dies in her arms
Mother’s heartbreak after ‘miracle’ toddler, two, with ‘childhood dementia’ dies in her arms after a gruelling battle with incurable disease
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Bacterial infection kills 12 elderly people in Essex
Strep A kills TWELVE elderly people in Essex as health chiefs desperately try to contain the potentially fatal bacterial infection
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Dozens more Americans contract measles – mostly in New York
Dozens more Americans contract measles – mostly in New York – as officials struggle to contain the outbreak The 2019
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Study explores role of metabolism in immune cell behavior
What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in
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MRI and CT – this is the difference
MRI and CT include, in addition to the classical x-ray to the most important imaging procedures. What is the difference
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Krokodil, the Russian ‘flesh-eating’ drug, makes a rare appearance in Australia
A young man recently turned up at a rural drug and alcohol service in New South Wales seeking help because
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Yogurt may help to lower pre-cancerous bowel growth risk in men
Eating two or more weekly servings of yogurt may help to lower the risk of developing the abnormal growths (adenomas)
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What influences critical care doctors in withdrawing life support for patients with brain injury?
Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many
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