Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Research bolsters link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
A team of UNLV neuroscientists has strengthened the link between Type II diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Real-world, rapid COVID-19 testing shows few false positives
(HealthDay)—In a Canadian employer screening program, the overall rate of false-positive results using rapid antigen test screens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is very low, according to ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
Iran's daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday, as the country, which has long had the region's largest outbreak, battles a post-holiday infection surge.
Apr 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research supports stricter social and economic mandates to reduce COVID-19 spread
As more people return to indoor settings for work and school, new research shows stricter policy restrictions on business operations and indoor mask-wearing reduced COVID-19 cases in Ontario during the first and second waves.
Sep 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions
China's economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a COVID outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions.
Dec 14, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers aiming to put ultrasound in docs' pockets
Although definitive statistics are hard to come by, the consensus is that the percentage of expectant mothers who choose to have an epidural during labor is on the rise – and in some hospitals has reached 90 percent. Considering ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Putin says no plans for new lockdown despite record virus surge
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday there were no plans for a new lockdown in Russia even as officials registered a record surge in coronavirus infections and several regions were suffering "critical" outbreaks.
Oct 29, 2020
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Health
Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
Building family child care home providers' (FCCH) self-efficacy—an individual's belief in their ability to manage their situation—for healthy eating is an important component of health promotion and can buffer the impact ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S.Africa coronavirus model projects 40,000 deaths
Scientists say more than a million people in South Africa could be infected by coronavirus, causing at least 40,000 deaths, by the time the disease reaches a likely peak in the country in November.
May 20, 2020
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Health
Drivers with shift work sleep disorder 3 times more likely to be in crash
People who work nontraditional work hours, such as 11 p.m.-7 a.m., or the 'graveyard' shift, are more likely than people with traditional daytime work schedules to develop a chronic medical condition—shift work sleep disorder—that ...
May 13, 2021
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