For decades researchers have worked to shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative disorders, a group of devastating conditions, including
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Benzodiazepines are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
The use of benzodiazepines and related drugs (Z drugs) is associated with a modestly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according
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Abnormal gene copying seen in tauopathy fruit fly models
It sounds like science fiction: Nefarious genes clone themselves and settle their rogue copies in distant outposts of the galaxy
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Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests: Less education and unaccompanied medical visits linked to lack of formal diagnosis or awareness of diagnosis
A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds
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The odds of living to 110-plus level out — once you hit 105: Death rates slow after 105, according to a study of nearly 4,000 extremely old Italians
Want to be a supercentenarian? The chances of reaching the ripe old age of 110 are within reach — if
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Dietary supplement increases muscle force by 50% percent in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model
A dietary supplement derived from glucose increases muscle-force production in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) mouse model by 50% in
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Individual access to genomic disease risk factors has a beneficial impact on lifestyles
Giving personal genomic information to individuals can have a major, long-term effect on their lifestyle, researchers have found. The Finnish
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New method can quickly and accurately detect infections: New method is quicker and more accurate than existing tests
A new study by Waldemar Gorski, professor and chair of the UTSA Department of Chemistry, and Stanton McHardy, associate professor
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Children from older mothers more likely to have heart risks
New research published in The Journal of Physiology demonstrates that adult offspring born to older mothers are more susceptible to
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Simpler model gets to the point with proteins: Scientists introduce technique to study dynamic processes with greater accuracy
Computational models have come a long way in their ability to simulate the most basic biological processes, such as how
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