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Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia - The Washington Post
Teddy Amenabar
Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol consumption could be the biggest risk factors for dementia, a study has found. Researchers compared modifiable risk factors for dementia which is characterized by ...[Continue Reading]
The Washington Post
about 1 month ago
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Ticks on Long Island: Disease-carrying critters now a year-round problem - Newsday
Lisa L. Colangelo
Summer on Long Island means sun, surf, sand and ticks. The increasingly warm winters have made thevoracious, tiny critters which can carry a number of diseases a year-round problem. But they become ...[Continue Reading]
Newsday
1 day ago
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Neuroscientists Warn of 'Cascading' Alzheimer's Risk From These Two Habits - Newsweek
Pandora Dewan
Two common habits could be putting you at an increased risk of Alzheimer's and related dementias, neuroscientists have warned. Alzheimer's disease affects roughly 5.8 million Americans, according to ...[Continue Reading]
Newsweek
1 day ago
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Science is closing in on the frailties of old age - Financial Times
Camilla Cavendish
Do you fancy becoming immortal? Me neither. Silicon Valley titans who lust after escape velocity from death leave me cold. But most of us would love to stay younger for longer preferably without Boto ...[Continue Reading]
Financial Times
1 day ago
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Meets Its Match: Unusual Giant Virus Discovered in Austria - SciTechDaily
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University of Vienna researchers have discovered viruses, named Naegleriavirus, that infect the dangerous Naegleria fowleri, offering new insights into virus biology and potential water treatment sol ...[Continue Reading]
SciTechDaily
1 day ago
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Doctors seeing more syphilis patients with unusual and severe symptoms, study shows - CNN
Brenda Goodman
Disease detectivesin Chicago say they have been seeing a worrisome trend:Patients complaining of unusual symptoms like vision and eye problems, headaches and hearing loss or dizziness caused by the ...[Continue Reading]
CNN
1 day ago