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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Is there a link between lifetime lead exposure and dementia?

Cardiology
Long work hours at the office linked to both regular and hidden high blood pressure

Health
'Turning point' as number of male smokers drops: WHO

Medical research
Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain

Overweight & Obesity
Study estimates that half of US adults will be obese by 2030

Pediatrics
Large UK study shows teenage girls far more likely to self-harm

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Samoa law embeds compulsory measles shots

Medical research
CBT for social anxiety may have a protective effect on cells

Health
Psychiatrists most likely to speed while cardiologists most likely to drive luxury cars: study

Health
Eating too much—not exercising too little—may be at core of weight gain, study finds

Overweight & Obesity
Close to half of US population projected to have obesity by 2030

Cardiology
Researchers identify possible link between cannabis use and structural changes to heart

Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Are herpes virus infections linked to Alzheimer's disease?

HIV & AIDS
Researchers support new strategies for HIV control

Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's study shows promise in protecting brain from tau

Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests early-life exposure to dogs may lessen risk of developing schizophrenia

Medical research
Specialized dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable 'on-patient' storage of vaccination history

Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer

Medical research
Zika vaccine protects fetus in pregnant monkeys

Immunology
Antibody therapeutic candidate reduces immune complexes involved in autoimmune diseases

Genetics
Different mutations in a single gene can wreak many types of havoc in brain cells

Neuroscience
Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Motor neurone disease linked to cholesterol imbalance in cells

Health
Season of birth may be linked to risk of heart death

Cardiology
Walking and cycling to work linked with fewer heart attacks

Health
Engaging with the arts linked to longer life

Medications
Structural analysis reveals an unexpected mechanism for a cancer drug