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New study outlines tool that can assess the chance a disease outbreak is of unnatural origins
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New study outlines tool that can assess the chance a disease outbreak is of unnatural origins

03/26/2020

Did coronavirus mutate from a virus already prevalent in humans or animals or did it originate in a laboratory? As scientists grapple with understanding the source of this rapidly spreading virus, the Grunow-Finke assessment tool (GFT) may assist them with…

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Video: Infectious disease specialist answers common questions about COVID-19
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Video: Infectious disease specialist answers common questions about COVID-19

03/17/2020

Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon specializes in infectious disease, and serves as medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at University of Chicago Medicine. A contagious respiratory disease that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread worldwide….

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Potential treatment for Lyme disease kills bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms, study finds
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Potential treatment for Lyme disease kills bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms, study finds

03/14/2020

For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. But for up to 20% of people with the tick-borne illness, the antibiotics don’t work, and lingering symptoms of muscle pain, fatigue…

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Consuming more olive oil associated with less heart disease in Americans
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Consuming more olive oil associated with less heart disease in Americans

03/13/2020

Consuming more olive oil was associated with less risk of heart attack among Americans, especially when it replaced mayonnaise, margarine or butter, according to preliminary research presented today at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic…

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Genetic variants reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
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Genetic variants reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease

02/10/2020

A DNA study of over 10,000 people by UCL scientists has identified a class of gene variants that appear to protect against Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in Annals of Human Genetics, suggest these naturally occurring gene variants reduce the…

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Lower protein diet may lessen risk for cardiovascular disease
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Lower protein diet may lessen risk for cardiovascular disease

02/07/2020

A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids—which occur in protein-rich foods, such as meats, dairy, nuts and soy—were associated with a decreased risk for…

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Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer’s disease?
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Can lithium halt progression of Alzheimer’s disease?

02/03/2020

There remains a controversy in scientific circles today regarding the value of lithium therapy in treating Alzheimer’s disease. Much of this stems from the fact that because the information gathered to date has been obtained using a multitude of differential…

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Putting neglected tropical diseases in the spotlight: Lessons learned from Chagas disease
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Putting neglected tropical diseases in the spotlight: Lessons learned from Chagas disease

02/01/2020

Today, January 30th 2020, is the inaugural World Neglected Tropical Diseases day. For the first time, global community leaders, health experts, civil society advocates, and policymakers have united to raise awareness about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), in hopes of removing…

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Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease
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Discovery could lead to new treatment for rare blood disease

01/29/2020

A cancer researcher at the University of Alberta has made a discovery that could unlock new ways to treat a rare blood disease. By taking biopsies of skin lesions from patients suffering from cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, U of A dermatology…

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Teprotumumab bests placebo for active thyroid eye disease
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Teprotumumab bests placebo for active thyroid eye disease

01/26/2020

(HealthDay)—Teprotumumab is associated with better outcomes than placebo among patients with active thyroid eye disease, according to a study published in the Jan. 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cedars-Sinai…

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