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Alzheimer’s vaccine draws closer

Alzheimer’s vaccine draws closer

Building on decades of research, a new paper brings us one step closer to a vaccine that targets the neurological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Prevention may soon be possible. Scientists inch closer to finding a way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a degenerative neurological disease. Memory issues […]

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What an exotic fish can do for human heart health

What an exotic fish can do for human heart health

People with heart failure experience heart cell loss that can damage the heart muscle to such an extent that they need a transplant. One species of exotic fish, the tetra fish, has the amazing ability to repair its own heart. Can we apply this mechanism to healing human hearts? The tetra fish can regenerate heart […]

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How your personality could affect your longevity

How your personality could affect your longevity

Our personality traits may affect many of the choices we make and alter different aspects of our lives. A new study now suggests that an individual’s personality traits in adolescence may help predict their longevity. Researchers looked at personality traits in adolescence to see if they could predict a person’s longevity. Recently, various studies have […]

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An overview of insulin

An overview of insulin

Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for allowing glucose in the blood to enter cells, providing them with the energy to function. A lack of effective insulin plays a key role in the development of diabetes. Hormones are chemical messengers that instruct certain cells or tissues to act in a certain way that supports […]

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Is Balanitis Contagious?

Is Balanitis Contagious?

What is balanitis? Balanitis is an inflammation of the head of the penis and/or foreskin that surrounds the head of the penis in uncircumcised men. However, not everyone agrees with this definition. For example, some consider balanitis as only inflammation of the penis head while inflammation of the foreskin is posthitis and when both structures […]

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Peyronie’s Disease (Curvature of the Penis)

Peyronie’s Disease (Curvature of the Penis)

Peyronie’s disease definition and facts Peyronie’s disease is the development of scar tissue inside the penis that results in abnormal curvature of the penis. The exact cause of Peyronie’s disease is not known; however, research has suggested these agents as possible causes of plaque or scar formation in the penile shaft. Some of the symptoms […]

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Smoking Bans Might Help Nonsmokers’ Blood Pressure

Smoking Bans Might Help Nonsmokers’ Blood Pressure

Latest High Blood Pressure News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smoking bans in public places might protect more than the lungs of nonsmokers, with new research suggesting a beneficial effect on blood pressure. “We found that nonsmoking adults in the study who lived in areas with smoke-free laws in restaurants, bars or workplaces […]

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Influential U.S. Panel Backs PrEP HIV-Prevention Pills

Influential U.S. Panel Backs PrEP HIV-Prevention Pills

Latest HIV News TUESDAY, Nov. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, a highly influential panel of experts says doctors should offer a daily pill to prevent HIV transmission to people who are at high risk for infection with the AIDS-causing virus. This treatment is called pre-exposure prophylaxis — PrEP for short — […]