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A good education and a mentally demanding job may help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. read more »
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(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. The increase in the overal read more »
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(Radiological Society of North America) Three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound helps radiologists distinguish between malignant and benign breast masses, according to a new study. read more »
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The AIDS virus may cause blood clots and other problems with blood vessels that can kill patients prematurely even if they are relatively healthy, researchers reported on Monday. read more »
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Controlling the level of a fatty acid in the brain could help treat Alzheimer's disease, a US study has suggested. read more »
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(Elsevier) Major research initiatives are needed immediately to assess the possibility that using cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumors, according to an editorial in the November issue of the journal Surgical Neurology. read more »
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Reuters - The risk faced by obese people of having a heart attack or other cardiovascular "events" is reduced substantially after they undergo gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, according to a recent study. read more »
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A US patient lin a coma-like state recovered the ability to speak after repeated exposure to a magnetic field. read more »
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(Society for General Microbiology) Scientists have discovered that a bone infection is caused by a newly described species of bacteria that is related to the tuberculosis pathogen. The discovery may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of similar infections, according to an article published in read more »
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