Spikes in handgun purchases in 2012 after Sandy Hook and the re-election of President Obama have been linked to a
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AI-powered tool predicts cell behaviors during disease and treatment
Large-scale atlases of organs in a healthy state are soon going to be available, in particular, within the Human Cell
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Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline: Brain’s immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer’s proteins
Years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear, two kinds of damaging proteins silently collect in the brain: amyloid beta and
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Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease: Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient care
Worldwide, about 44 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or a related form of dementia. Although 82 percent
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Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease
Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new
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Protein protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Researchers propose a possible therapeutic target to treat fatty liver, a disease for which there is currently no treatment. Non-alcoholic
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Metal exposure and Parkinson’s symptoms: Link explored
A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the biological processes by which exposure to some metals can
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Exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults, study finds: Exercise can impact biomarkers of brain function in a way that might prevent or postpone the onset of dementia
Exercise training alters brain blood flow and improves cognitive performance in older adults, though not in the way you might
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Lowering blood pressure reduces risk of cognitive impairment
Intensive control of blood pressure in older people significantly reduced the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor
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New kidney research sheds light on harms of certain drugs
Scientists have identified an enzyme that is a “master regulator” of kidney function that if excessively suppressed, can trigger renal
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