Melatonin and exercise work against Alzheimer's in mice
The combination of two neuroprotective therapies, voluntary physical exercise, and the daily intake of melatonin has been shown to have a synergistic effect against brain deterioration in rodents with three ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Yosemite extends hantavirus alert to 230,000
California's Yosemite National Park has said that it has extended its hantavirus warning to 230,000 people after three people died from the rodent-borne disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 14, 2012 |
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9th Yosemite Park hantavirus case
(AP)—The National Park Service says a ninth visitor to Yosemite National Park has been infected with the rodent-borne illness hantavirus.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Mouse population in Yosemite may yield clues to hantavirus
As an investigation into the hantavirus cases traced to Yosemite National Park continues, public health authorities said they have learned more about the park's deer mouse population that could shed light on what prompted ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 12, 2012 |
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The plague: it's still with us
(HealthDay)—When Sierra Jane Downing's fever shot up to 107 degrees and she suffered a seizure, her parents knew their 7-year-old daughter had more than the flu.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 07, 2012 |
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3rd hantavirus death linked to Yosemite outbreak
(AP)—A West Virginian is the third person to die so far from a rodent-borne illness linked to some tent cabins at Yosemite National Park that has now stricken eight people in all, health officials said Thursday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Yosemite shuts cabins at center of rodent probe
(AP)—More than 90 cabins in California's Yosemite National Park were closed several days after the site was found to be at the center of a mouse-borne virus that has been blamed for the deaths of two people, officials said ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2012 |
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US park service was warned about Yosemite rodents
(AP)—The National Park Service was warned in 2010 to increase inspections for rodents in one of its most popular parks and prevent them from entering areas where people sleep, a report obtained Thursday states.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2012 |
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More disease warnings sent to past Yosemite guests
(AP)—Public health workers are warning more recent visitors to Yosemite National Park that they may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne disease. Two guests have died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and at least ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Hantavirus: Be careful, not fearful
(Medical Xpress)—Hantavirus, a potentially fatal virus transmitted by rodents such as deer mice, is making news following an unusual outbreak at a popular tourist area of Yosemite National Park. The recent ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease
(AP)—The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park—a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of America's most majestic settings—have become the scene of a public health crisis after two visitors died ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease
(AP)—Yosemite officials told 1,700 past visitors on Tuesday they may have been exposed to a rodent-borne disease already blamed for the deaths of two people who stayed in cabins at the national park.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 28, 2012 |
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2nd Yosemite visitor dies of rodent-borne illness
(AP)—About 1,700 people who stayed in tent cabins at Yosemite National Park this summer were warned Tuesday they may have been exposed to a deadly rodent-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two campers.
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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To understand childhood obesity, researchers look to inactive, fat rats
Childhood obesity has nearly tripled in the past three decades, and by 2009, 17 percent of those 2-19 years of age were classified as obese. If actions against childhood obesity do not take place it is likely that today's ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Some harmful effects of light at night can be reversed: study
Chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents -- but these negative effects can be reversed simply by returning to a standard light-dark cycle, a new study suggests.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 24, 2012 |
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