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  1. Health & Medicine

    Tell Me Where It Hurts sets the record straight on pain — and how to treat it

    A new book by pain researcher Rachel Zoffness demystifies how pain is made and how it can be treated.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Daily cups of caffeinated coffee or mugs of tea may lower dementia risk

    A long-term observational study found a link between the amount of tea and caffeinated coffee people drank and the risk of dementia.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    The best way to help Alzheimer’s patients may be to help their caregivers

    A mathematical model simulated patient outcomes when given caregiver support or an expensive Alzheimer’s drug to determine cost and health benefits.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Gum disease bacteria can promote cancer growth in mice

    In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Widespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical cancer screenings

    A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer screens could be needed.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Poor sleep may account for a large share of dementia cases

    Researchers estimate that roughly 12 percent of U.S. dementia cases could be tied to insomnia.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

    The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risks are poorly understood.

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  8. Neuroscience

    A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccine immunity

    Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought

    New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors that determine longevity.

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