Using data from four studies that connect genetic variants to lifespan, scientists have developed 11 different polygenic longevity scores (PLS) that predict both long life and resilience to some age-related conditions such ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Scientists at The Florey have developed an mRNA technology approach to target the toxic protein tau, which builds up in patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Mar 28, 2024
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Familial Alzheimer's disease can be transferred via bone marrow transplant, researchers show in the journal Stem Cell Reports. When the team transplanted bone marrow stem cells from mice carrying a hereditary version of Alzheimer's ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Stanford researchers have uncovered a potential role for a protein called TREM1 in the development of age-related inflammation, cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease. This discovery could pave the way for new therapeutic ...
Mar 28, 2024
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A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control demonstrates the use of a simple pre-surgical infection prevention protocol to prevent dangerous post-surgical infections. Researchers performed this investigation ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of "mild cognitive impairment," a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with high accuracy. Researchers from DZNE, the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.
Mar 27, 2024
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People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have up to twice the increased risk for developing heart disease and stroke, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart ...
Mar 27, 2024
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A new study has shown that risk scores based on our genes and gut bacteria can improve the prediction of diseases such as type 2 diabetes and prostate cancer over traditional risk factors alone.
Mar 26, 2024
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system ...
Mar 26, 2024
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