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A special focus on rogue proteins may hold future promise in stopping the progression of nerve cell destruction in people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or frontotemporal dementia. ALS, a rare but devastating disorder that’s also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, attacks the body’s nerve cells, resulting in progressive muscle weakness as the neurons degenerate over time. There is […]
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Looking back. Jenna Bush Hager is expecting her third child, but is now opening up about her tragic first pregnancy. “Before I had [my first child], I had a pregnancy in my fallopian tube,” the Today cohost, 37, told Meredith Vieira, filling in for Hoda Kotb, on the Tuesday, April 22, show. “It was my first pregnancy. I go to the […]
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A specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer’s – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied gaming data from an app called Sea Hero Quest, which has been downloaded and played by more than 4.3 million people worldwide. The game, created by Deutsche Telekom in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK, […]
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When a protein named “Merlin” fails to do its job, people can develop slow-growing, life-disrupting auditory nerve tumors that can disrupt their hearing and balance. This rare condition is called neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). Now scientists at Cincinnati Children’s have discovered much more about how Merlin does its job—by working behind the scenes through a network of more than 50 other […]
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(HealthDay)—Long-term osteoporosis drug therapy (ODT) reduces fracture risk in women but may increase risk for rare adverse events, and research gaps surround use of long-term drug therapies for osteoporotic fracture prevention, according to a review and position paper published online April 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Howard A. Fink, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, […]
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One person who seemed to know that Jenna Bush Hager‘s third child on the way would be a boy, way before her pregnancy? Tyler Henry. In March 2016 — more than three years before Bush Hager announced, on Monday, that she and husband Henry Hager are expecting a son — the Hollywood Medium star stopped by the Today show, where he gave the […]
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Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a whole range of ailments, at times to the chagrin of modern scientists who have struggled to explain their medicinal benefits. However a recent study by researchers at the University of Sydney has determined exactly how a popular ancient remedy, the elderberry fruit, can help the fight against […]
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Jenna Bush Hager revealed that she was full of conflicting emotions when it came time to reveal news of her recent pregnancy to Today co-host Hoda Kotb — who struggled with infertility and adopted two baby girls, Haley, then Hope Catherine. Bush Hager is expecting her third child, a boy, with husband Henry Hager. On air at Today, she chatted […]
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An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy appears to eliminate its severe side effects, making the treatment safer and potentially available in outpatient settings, a new USC study shows. “This is a major improvement,” said Si-Yi Chen of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the […]
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The gang’s all here! Jessica Simpson shared a sweet photo of her family — including daughter Birdie May, 4 weeks — dressed up in their Easter finest on Sunday. In the adorable image, the proud mama, 38, cradles her newborn daughter in her arms, while standing beside her and husband Eric Johnson‘s eldest child, daughter Maxwell “Maxi” Drew, who turns […]
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