New research has found that one in every 340 people might carry a mutation in a single gene that makes
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These drugs carry risks and may not help, but many dementia patients get them anyway
Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system,
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Salt should carry a front-of-pack tobacco-style health warning
Salt shakers should have a tobacco-style health warning to remind people to limit their sodium intake and slash their risk
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Up to 30% of children carry a gene variant that may increase susceptibility to methylmercury
Prenatal exposure to low levels of methylmercury does not affect child cognition, but certain gene variants may increase susceptibility. These
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Another mosquito species may carry Zika
Another mosquito may carry the zika virus, but more research is needed to confirm the early lab tests, University of
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