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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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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Fooling nerve cells into acting normal: Discovery could inform future studies related to spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy
Nerve cells, or neurons — specifically the “workhorse cells” involved in walking, breathing and chewing — can adjust to changes
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New chemical probe for visualizing brain immune cells
Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have, for the first time, developed a chemical probe that enables live-imaging of a
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Irregular schedules raise risk of injury for miners working long hours
Numerous studies have reported on the association between long work shifts and an increased risk of getting injured on the
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Virtual reality offers benefits for Parkinson’s disease patients: Training in virtual environment helps patients improve balance and avoid obstacles while walking
Researchers are reporting early success with a new tool to help people with Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and potentially
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Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases: Health, substance use professionals must work together to thwart public health crisis
The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious
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A new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia
Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have developed a new animal model of schizophrenia that will enable researchers around the
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Sexual satisfaction among older people about more than just health: Health care workers need to take holistic approach that considers lifestyles and needs when discussing sexual problems with older people
Communication and being in a happy relationship, along with health, are important for sexual satisfaction among older people, according to
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ACC/AHA guidance for preventing heart disease, stroke released: Adopting heart healthy habits, understanding risk and rarely using aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among recommendations
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart
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