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A novel use of intense light therapy may help decrease the tissue damage experienced during heart attacks, reveals new research in mice. Published Sunday 18 August 2019 By Monica Beyer Fact checked by Paula Field...
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Scientists have identified gene variants that appear able to alter the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by changing levels of a protein that is present in cerebrospinal fluid. Published Wednesday 21 August 2019 By Catharine Paddock...
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Vitamin A is a nutrient that is essential for maintaining good health, but could consuming it help lower the risk of skin cancer? One new study has found a link between vitamin A intake and...
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Music therapy works, but no one is really sure how. Now, a novel type of brain scan may provide key insight. Published Saturday 3 August 2019 By Lauren Sharkey Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Read...
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Researchers have found a protein that could help reduce the aggregation of toxic proteins in the brain — a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. But does their discovery offer fresh hope or just “a Band-Aid?” Published...
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The buildup of defective tau proteins is a prominent feature of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The faulty proteins form tangles that disrupt brain function and kill nerve cells, or neurons. Published Wednesday 10 July...
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A study looking at the data of thousands of participants suggests that there may be a link between severe sleep apnea and the likelihood of developing cancer. However, this link appears to be stronger in...
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Soon, the phrase “walking on eggshells” may gain a positive new meaning thanks to researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In their new study, which they conducted both in vitro and in a rat...
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Using data from a person’s immune response, researchers have devised a blood test that may accurately predict the risk of breast cancer recurrence. Published Today By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Read full...
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A new study has found that people with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Also, having bipolar disorder of a higher severity seems to increase the risk even further. Published Tuesday...
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