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Study finds mild cognitive impairment is more common in men
A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a ...
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Altruistic bacteria may change how we battle antibiotic resistance
Some bacteria, the most antibiotic-resistance ones, sacrifice themselves so that their fellow bacteria have a better chance at survival.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from USA today
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Emerging infections: No good deed goes unpunished
Smallpox has gone, but monkeypox is now rearing its ugly headONE of the greatest public-health victories of the last century was the eradication of smallpox. After the disease was pronounced ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from The Economist
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Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
(AP) -- It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy - perhaps even using a blood test.
22 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Pivotal study finds link between PTSD and dementia
Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a greater risk for ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
(AP) -- The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, ...
Mon 6 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
(AP) -- Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in ...
7 minutes ago from PhysOrg
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Satellite data reveal why migrating birds have a small window to spread bird flu
In 2005 an outbreak of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus in South East Asia led to widespread fear with predictions that the intercontinental migration of wild birds could lead to global pandemic. Such ...
Fri 3 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey
It now appears that the malaria mosquito relies on a battery of different types of odor sensors to mediate its most critical behaviors, including how to choose and locate their blood-meal hosts. ...
Tue 31 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme disease ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
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