Although predisposing processes occur earlier, schizophrenia breaks out at young adulthood, suggesting it might involve a pathological transition during late
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Why initial UTIs increase susceptibility to further infection: Prior infections can cause lasting changes to bladder’s immune response
More than 60% of women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives, and about
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How some older brains decline before people realize it
Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what
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Physician leaders call for action to create a new generation of physician-scientists: Revitalizing the pipeline is of critical importance for health challenges, they say
In a perspective article appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of
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Getting to zero malaria cases in Zanzibar: Targeting men, seasonal workers could be key to tackling residual cases, study suggests
New research led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Ifakara Health Institute and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program
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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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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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How Nipah virus spreads from person to person: Lessons from 14 years of investigations
The deadly Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and occasionally infects people, is more likely to be transmitted from
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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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Environmental pollutants could impact cellular signs of aging
Researchers have linked some environmental pollutants with diseases, a decreased life span and signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles
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