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Family tree of 400 million people shows genetics has limited influence on longevity

November 6, 2018 400, family, Genetics, has, influence, limited, longevity, million, of, on, people, shows, tree

Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according

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Dogs can sniff out malaria, study shows

October 29, 2018 Can, Dogs, malaria, out, shows, sniff, study

Malaria was responsible for 445,000 global deaths in 2016, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In total, 216 million

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Gene therapy for Parkinson’s symptoms shows promise

October 26, 2018 for, gene, Parkinson's, promise, shows, symptoms, therapy

(HealthDay)—A new gene therapy might help improve motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease who aren’t responding to other therapies,

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Health Problems

New kind of compound shows early promise against prostate cancer

October 23, 2018 against, cancer, compound, early, kind, New, of, promise, prostate, shows

A new type of molecule blocks the action of genes that drive the growth of therapy-resistant prostate cancer, a new

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Do lovers always tease each other? Study shows how couples handle laughter and banter

October 17, 2018 ALWAYS, and, banter, Couples, do, each, handle, How, laughter, lovers, Other, shows, study, tease

Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships—whether or not it’s shared together or directed at the significant other. If

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Study shows how bias can influence people estimating the ages of other people

October 17, 2018 ages, bias, Can, estimating, How, influence, of, Other, people, shows, study, the

A trio of researchers from the University of New South Wales and Western Sydney University has discovered some of the

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Weight loss drug shows positive effect on diabetes

October 6, 2018 Diabetes, drug, effect, loss, on, positive, shows, weight

At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators from the

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DNA vaccine targets family of tumor antigens and shows promise for cancer immunotherapy

September 27, 2018 and, antigens, cancer, DNA, family, for, Immunotherapy, of, promise, shows, Targets, tumor, vaccine

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have implemented a novel structurally designed synthetic DNA vaccine to simultaneously target multiple members of

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Study shows importance of personal social networks on neurological outcomes

September 26, 2018 importance, networks, neurological, of, on, outcomes, personal, shows, social, study

Are healthy and unhealthy habits contagious? Can a person’s social network influence their risk of disease? It’s a contentious idea

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Women with non-small cell lung cancers live longer than men, study shows

September 24, 2018 cancers, cell, Live, longer, lung, Men, non-small, shows, study, than, with, women

Women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) live longer than their male counterparts, according to results of a SWOG

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