A new brain implant could significantly reshape how people interact with computers while offering new treatment possibilities for conditions such as epilepsy, spinal cord injury, ALS, stroke, and blindness. By creating a minimally invasive,…
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Shingles Vaccine Shows Promise Against Dementia
The shingles vaccine may both reduce and slow down dementia. The corresponding study was published in Cell.
On September 1st 2013, Wales launched a national vaccination program in which anyone aged 79 years…
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Shingles Vaccine Shows Promise Against Dementia
The shingles vaccine may both reduce and slow down dementia. The corresponding study was published in Cell.
On September 1st 2013, Wales launched a national vaccination program in which anyone aged 79 years…
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Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
The quarantine period for measles is 21 days from the exposure, which is the maximum incubation period before the tell-tale rash appears. Measles is highly infectious, with up to 90 percent of unvaccinated or otherwise…
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Some irritability is normal. Here’s when it’s not
Many of us know the feeling: a sudden rush of anger over a seemingly minor thing like a colleague’s irksome email, getting a customer service bot, seeing dishes in the sink or bumper-to-bumper traffic when you’re running late….
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New Technology Models Age-Dependent Declines in the Immune System
We generally consider cancer a disease of aging, as the rates of almost all types of cancer increase with age. Immunosenescenceis a biological process marked by a decline in immune system function due to…
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Increased Cardiac Risk Associated with Consuming Processed Foods and Cannabis
A study published in Life Sciences showed that the combination of consuming cannabis and processed foods suppressed the immune system and increased cardiac dangers. The findings also indicated that consuming…
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How the Breath Guides Memory
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Breath is our body’s metronome, ticking from our first gulp of air at birth to…
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GLP-1 drugs failed to slow Alzheimer’s in two big clinical trials
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
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Humans are built for nature not modern life
A new analysis by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) argues that the modern world has developed faster than human biology can adapt. Their work proposes that chronic stress…
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