People who suffer a stroke face many physical and emotional hurdles on their long road to recovery. But now, there…
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Indoor pesticide exposure tied to childhood cancers
A new analysis of existing research finds that kids exposed to pesticides indoors are at higher risk for childhood cancers.…
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Arthritis may be worse in poor countries but seem worse in rich ones
A study of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) finds that those in wealthy nations are more troubled by it, even…
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Diabetes and depression may increase risk of dementia
Adults who have either depression or type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of developing dementia, and the risk…
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Families make videos to reassure patients with dementia
or 94-year-old Louise Irving, who suffers from dementia, waking up every day to a video with a familiar face and…
Read MoreBiogen shortens name, expands ambitions in Alzheimer’s, ALS
Biogen Idec Inc has seen its market value quadruple in three years to more than $100 billion on the back…
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ReNeuron stem cell therapy shows long-term promise for stroke
A pioneering stem cell treatment for patients disabled by stroke has continued to show long-term promise in a clinical trial,…
Read MoreStudy links copper intake to Alzheimer’s disease
With 5.4 million Americans affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia, a number predicted to jump to 13.8 million by 2050, and…
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Lightning strike leaves Ohio boy brain-damaged
A 13-year-old southwest Ohio boy seriously hurt by a lightning strike at an Indiana summer camp in June is breathing…
Read MoreToday’s elderly may be mentally sharper than previous generations
Elderly people today might be more mentally nimble than their counterparts were a decade or two ago, according to a…
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