Genetic link to male infertilty identifed

Researchers have discovered a genetic variant linked to male infertility, which could improve the diagnosis and management of men who carry it. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and University of Tartu carried out the largest genetic study to date looking at unexplained infertility in men and found a common subtype of Y chromosome that increases the carrier’s risk of […]

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Ireland to begin easing virus restrictions next month

Ireland will start to lift a three-month coronavirus lockdown next month, prime minister Micheal Martin said Tuesday, even if many of the restrictions will remain in place until May. “We are on the final stretch of this terrible journey,” Martin said in a national address. “By being safe now, while significantly ramping up the vaccination programme, we will enjoy a […]

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Research reveals how the brain inhibits remyelination in MS and how to treat it

Two papers by University at Buffalo researchers reveal important new findings as to how regeneration of myelin in multiple sclerosis fails and, potentially, more efficient ways to treat it. The findings include the first demonstration that an existing drug, currently being studied as a cancer therapy, can alter key signaling cascades that result in MS. Published in the Journal of […]

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Could your smartphone hold clues to early Alzheimer’s disease?

The development of a wearable to detect early Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases years before symptoms show has taken a step closer to reality today, as UK charity Alzheimer’s Research UK announces a partnership with Boston University that will see the first digital data flowing into its global Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative. The announcement comes as Alzheimer’s […]

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Common Alzheimer’s treatment linked to slower cognitive decline

Cholinesterase inhibitors are a group of drugs recommended for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but their effects on cognition have been debated and few studies have investigated their long-term effects. A new study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and published in the journal Neurology shows persisting cognitive benefits and reduced mortality for up to five years after diagnosis. […]

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5 Ways to Spend Less Time (and Money) at the Dentist

“The great part about being a dentist in this decade is that there’s almost nothing we can’t fix—and that hasn’t always been true,” says Matthew J. Messina, D.D.S., an assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry and the interim director of the OSU Dental Oncology Clinic. But much of the stuff that goes wrong with your mouth […]

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Canada to receive 1.5 mln AstraZeneca doses from US next week

The United States will deliver 1.5 million surplus doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine to Canada next week, Canadian Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced Friday. Washington last week said it would send millions of doses to neighboring Canada and Mexico. AstraZeneca is approved in both countries, but is still awaiting the FDA’s green light for use in the United States. “I […]

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