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A new drug discovered through a research collaboration between the University at Buffalo and Tetra Therapeutics may protect against memory loss, nerve damage and other […] It kills a child under 5 every minute on average. Diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children globally, could become even more […] For the first time, compensatory strategies used by people with autism have been investigated and collated in a qualitative study using an online survey of […] The abnormal accumulation of proteins in the brain is a biological marker for Alzheimer’s disease, but the ways in which these proteins spread may help […] One of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide — accounting for millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths, mostly of small children […] Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble with their colour vision and difficulty seeing […] More Americans are being diagnosed with eye complications of shingles, but older adults can call the shots on whether they are protected from the painful […] More than a third of people over the age of 30 who are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type 1, meaning they […] Explorers have dreamt for centuries of a Fountain of Youth, with healing waters that rejuvenate the old and extend life indefinitely. Researchers at the University […] Climate change is often talked about in terms of averages — like the goal set by the Paris Agreement to limit the Earth’s temperature increase […] The first week of a newborn’s life is a time of rapid biological change as the baby adapts to living outside the womb, suddenly exposed […] Humans are unusual in that women go through menopause and stop reproducing long before reaching the end of their life expectancy. One theory holds that […] Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying earlier symptoms of cerebral small […] A new study on intergenerational transmission of trauma has found evidence that Holocaust survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and their adult offspring exhibit more […] The metabolic protein AMPK has been described as a kind of magic bullet for health. Studies in animal models have shown that compounds that activate […] Research conducted at Montana State University shows that microbes in the human gut play an important role in protecting against arsenic toxicity, a problem that […]
New drug may protect against memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease: The drug is now in Phase 2 clinical trials in patients with Alzheimer’s and Fragile X syndrome
Simple device can reduce rates of child diarrhea
Compensatory strategies to disguise autism spectrum disorder may delay diagnosis
Risk and progression of Alzheimer’s disease differs by sex
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising: Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new technique
A step closer to identifying cause of a blinding disease: Researchers find clue to rare genetic disorder
Aging baby boomers push sky high incidence of shingles of the eye: Cases of herpes zoster ophthalmicus tripled in 12 year time span, highest among older adults
A third of type 1 diabetes is misdiagnosed in the over 30s
‘Longevity gene’ responsible for more efficient DNA repair
Potential impacts of future heat waves on humans and wildlife
Small babies, big data: Systems biology reveals babies’ detailed developmental trajectory during week 1 of life
Studies lend support to ‘grandmother hypothesis,’ but there are limits
Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk
Parental PTSD affects health behavior and aging among offspring of Holocaust survivors
Health effects of metabolic ‘magic bullet’ protein: New model lets scientists activate health-promoting enzyme AMPK at any time and in any tissue
Gut microbiome protects against acute arsenic toxicity
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