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2CE12PN Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

Health

Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

Findings from the biggest genetic study of Alzheimer’s to date could help people at high risk of the disease take action to delay or prevent symptoms

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White-tailed Deer

Life

Humans have spread diseases to other animals many times

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

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High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance. High blood levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol compared to HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol are thought to raise the risk of atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls. This is a major cause of heart attack and stroke.

Health

Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

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Amyloid plaques

Health

Cell studies suggest a way sleep loss may be linked to Alzheimer’s

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

Health

Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Three kookaburras sitting on steel post with rainbow in the background

Life

1 in 3 birds tested at an Australian animal hospital have chlamydia

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Corona virus, illustration.

Health

How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

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This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella sp. bacteria, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 (AR Threats Report)

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Antibiotic resistance killed more people than malaria or AIDS in 2019

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Blood clot, 3d illustration. Inset: Miniature helical robot

Technology

Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

Laboratory tests show a tiny robot with a helical propeller inspired by bacteria can swim through veins and deliver clot-busting drugs

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Health

2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer's drug

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Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease

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mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

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Health

Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

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