Owning a pet – especially a dog or cat – has been linked with slower rates of cognitive decline including verbal memory and fluency among older adults who live alone, while the same protective effect was not found in pet owners living with others. Nearly 8,000 older people were studied by Chinese researchers who published […]
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Dementia is an incurable disease, but early detection can significantly impact treatment and care. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, leads to a progressive decline in mental function. Patients experience a deterioration in learning and thinking skills, short-term memory, spatial orientation, visual perception, attention, information processing, and judgment. In advanced stages, individuals require […]
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It’s not polite to pick your nose, but German scientists have dug deep into human noses to discover – for the first time – a molecule named epifadin produced by specific bacteria in the nose that has an antibiotic effect. Produced from specific strains of the bacterial species Staphylococcus epidermidis, it’s the first example of […]
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An estimated 50,000 to 500,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die from Trypanosomiasis (also known as Sleeping Sickness) in an average year. Caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei, it is transmitted by the tsetse fly that is found only in the southern part of that continent. When left untreated, it is usually fatal. […]
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Connecting Asia and Africa with a corridor that is one of the world’s most important and busiest migration flyways, Israel sees more than 500 million birds representing 550 species that fly over twice a year, in the spring and the fall. The birds are very sensitive and can easily be confused, suffer accidents and their […]
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A recent review conducted by Australian researchers has raised questions about the potential link between cat ownership and an increased risk of schizophrenia-related disorders. The study, which analyzed 17 research papers spanning over four decades and involving 11 countries, including the US and the UK, highlights the need for further investigation into this intriguing association. […]
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