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Treatment Reverses Young Man’s Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

After starting a drug that’s officially approved to treat a type of blood cancer, a young...
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Some people in their 90s stay sharp whether their brain harbors amyloid protein plaques — a...
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

Scientists who have identified the early smallpox strains used to create vaccines against the disease say...

Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes
Genetics play a major role in how affectionate women are, but the same does...
- Posted June 28, 2020
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Alzheimer’s Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk
People who have a flawed gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease may face a higher...
- Posted May 27, 2020
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Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began — and Might End
They’re small spiny mammals that look like anteaters with scales. And pangolins — which...
- Posted May 8, 2020
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New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
A new, mutated strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has become dominant and...
- Posted May 6, 2020
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Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?
Genetic mutations that put some younger people at high risk for severe illness from...
- Posted March 30, 2020
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Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer’s: Study
A breakthrough study has identified a class of natural gene variants that may protect...
- Posted February 6, 2020
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Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China
As China races to stem the spread of a new coronavirus that has now...
- Posted January 31, 2020
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