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Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

The experimental drug donanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease compared with a placebo, but the effect may not be large enough to be noticed by people with the condition or their families

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First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US

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Parkinson's disease: Exercise may stop crucial neurons from degrading

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A small number of people in Florida and Texas have contracted malaria

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What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

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Plague first came to Britain from Europe at least 4000 years ago

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

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Someone with Alzheimer's walks with his daughter in Yarumal, north of Antioquia department, Colombia in 2014

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People with partial resistance to Alzheimer’s could inspire new drugs

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New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's

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Long spined sea urchins underwater on seabed of the Caribbean sea

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Surprising culprit found that killed 95% of a sea urchin population

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Probiotics shield corals from deadly tissue loss disease

A bacterial treatment for coral stopped or slowed 68 per cent of infections with stony coral tissue loss disease in the lab, and it prevented the spread of the disease as well

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The brain may flush out its waste products after a mental workout

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Losing weight is good for your health – even if you regain it

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A common and treatable cause of heart attacks is being overlooked

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A new mitochondrial theory of Alzheimer's deserves serious attention

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