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Treat ’em
High blood pressure often goes untreated in people 80 and over, but a new study suggests that treatment extends survival.
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Mondo bizarro
Psychiatrists measuring the degree of similarity between dreams and psychotic ruminations report some strange features common to both.
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Friend or foe? Drunk, the brain can’t tell
Intoxicated brains can’t discern between threatening and safe situations.
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Let there be light
Researchers report restoring vision to people with a rare, genetic form of blindness. A different technique helped blind mice see again and could bring back some sight in people with macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa or other blinding diseases.
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Tripping up avian flu
Developing an effective vaccine for avian flu has been difficult, but small rings of DNA that hinder virus replication could offer an alternative.
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New approach might strike at the core of Alzheimer’s disease
By finding a way to stick an enzyme-inhibiting molecule to the membrane of a cell, scientists may have devised the framework for an Alzheimer’s drug.
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Old drug offers new tricks for fighting cancer
A drug once envisioned as a treatment for cancer might instead prevent the occurrence of colorectal cancer.
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Triggering autoimmune assaults
Mouth bacteria unleash inflammation-inducing protein
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Micro-strokes mimic Alzheimer’s Disease
Microscopic drops in blood flow to the brain may cause half of all dementia cases, a new study finds.
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Two drinks a day might increase breast cancer risk
Two or more alcoholic drinks a day can increase the risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, new research suggests.
