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Cataract Surgery Tied to Drop in Cognitive Decline in Seniors

October 15, 2018 Cataract, cognitive, decline, Drop, in, seniors, surgery, tied, to

MONDAY, Oct. 15, 2018 — Cataract surgery is associated with a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline among older

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Widespread errors in ‘proofreading’ cause inherited blindness

October 12, 2018 'proofreading', blindness, cause, errors, in, Inherited, Widespread

Mistakes in “proofreading” the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness, retinitis pigmentosa

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Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children

October 11, 2018 African-American, children, gene, in, Migraines, of, raise, risk, variants

Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research adds to knowledge of genetic

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Renal-Replacement Timing Has No Effect in Kidney Injury, Sepsis

October 11, 2018 effect, has, in, injury, kidney, NO, Renal-Replacement, sepsis, Timing

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 2018 — For patients with early-stage septic shock and severe acute kidney injury, 90-day mortality does not

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Ebola death toll rises in DR Congo

October 10, 2018 Congo, death, Dr, Ebola, in, rises, toll

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 118, authorities have said,

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Clues to lupus’s autoimmune origins in precursor cells

October 10, 2018 autoimmune, cells, clues, in, lupus's, origins, precursor, to

In the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, the immune system produces antibodies against parts of the body itself.

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New appropriate use criteria for lumbar puncture in Alzheimer’s diagnosis

October 10, 2018 Alzheimer's, appropriate, criteria, Diagnosis, for, in, lumbar, New, puncture, Use

In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer’s and other dementias earlier and with

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Typical mutations in children of soldiers at radar installations

October 8, 2018 at, children, in, installations, mutations, of, radar, soldiers, Typical

Soldiers at radar installations who were exposed to high doses of radiation during their service passed on more genetic alterations

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Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

October 6, 2018 costing, Delay, hpv, in, is, Lives, Pap, replacing, screening, smear, the, with

It was established a decade ago that testing for the presence of HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer

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New tool will aid in understanding brain signals

October 4, 2018 aid, brain, in, New, signals, Tool, understanding, will

The human brain contains about 90 billion neurons, but Stephanie Jones, an associate professor of neuroscience at Brown University, doesn’t