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01/15/2019

How Australian wildlife spread and suppress Ross River virus

Ross River virus is Australia’s most common mosquito-borne disease. It infects around 4,000 people a year and, despite being named

01/15/2019

Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a

01/14/2019

Sedentary lifestyle cancels out heart benefits of having a normal weight for adults, study finds

Starting to slip with your New Year’s resolution to exercise more? A new University of Florida study may provide some

01/14/2019

Pain and substance abuse interact in a vicious cycle

Pain and substance use interact in a vicious cycle that can ultimately worsen and maintain both chronic pain and addiction,

01/14/2019

Connection of children to nature brings less distress, hyperactivity and behavioral problems

The city lifestyle has been criticised as a key reason that children are disconnected from nature. This has led to

01/14/2019

The (decreasingly) rough-and-tumble world of childhood

Young children generally get more physically aggressive between the ages of 1½ and 3½, but that usually diminishes as they

01/14/2019

Vaccines: not just for kids

(HealthDay)—If you have children, you know how important it is to keep up with their immunization schedule. But getting vaccines

01/14/2019

Researchers answer decades-old question about protein found in Alzheimer’s brain plaques

Alzheimer’s-affected brains are riddled with amyloid plaques, protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-β. However, amyloid-β is a fragment produced from

01/14/2019

Sugary stent eases suturing of blood vessels

Reconstructive procedures and organ transplants demand nimble fingers that can restore blood flow by stitching together millimeter-scale arteries. It’s a

01/05/2019

Suspected Ebola case in Sweden: officials

Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID A patient in Sweden has been admitted to hospital with