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Sex after 65: Poll finds links to health, gender differences, lack of communication: Majority are satisfied with their sex lives; nearly 1 in 5 older men use medications or supplements, U-M/AARP National Poll on Healthy Aging finds

A new poll busts stereotypes about the sex lives of older Americans — and reveals gender and health-related divides on

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Women should have right to reject pregnancy, experts say: Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a legal academic in Australia who has says abortion can be decriminalised without society and governments making a moral judgement.

Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic

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What the gorilla microbiome tells us about evolution and human health: Researchers find the microbiomes of wild gorillas shift seasonally when once a year they switch from eating fibrous leaves to eating fruit

A study of the microbiomes of wild gorillas and chimpanzees offers insights into the evolution of the human microbiome and

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How small molecule halts spread of toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s progression: Research could help lead to design of drugs that slow neurodegeneration

Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain cells in part by promoting the formation of insoluble clumps that contain a protein called tau.

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