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Review: Evidence expanding that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health
"A decade of studies from labs around the world provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain’s gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer’s, and perhaps other, neurological diseases."
 

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James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
"Harrison's plasma contained a rare and precious antibody called anti-D, which was discovered in the mid-1960s. It is used in medications to prevent haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) — also known as rhesus disease — a potentially fatal disease that occurs when a pregnant person's blood is incompatible with that of their unborn baby, prompting their immune system to attack it."
 

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PFAS in fertilisers blamed for killing livestock in Texas and wreaking havoc
"The mystery of why farmers had started falling ill in Johnson County, Texas and what killed the fish in their ponds and livestock on their ranches may have been solved."
 

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Changes in brain’s ‘sugar shield’ could be key to understanding effects of aging
New findings about the sugary armor on the brain’s frontline cells could shed light on cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer’s – and open new avenues for treatment.
 

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Violence alters human genomes for generations, researchers discover
"Passed down through their mothers, this genetic imprint offers the first human evidence of a phenomenon previously documented only in animals: The genetic transmission of stress across multiple generations."
 

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A protein from tiny tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy
When scientists stimulated cells to produce a protein that helps “water bears” survive extreme environments, the tissue showed much less DNA damage after radiation treatment.
 

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Small Wonder: The 'bionic' girl from the UK who feels no pain or hunger
"A UK teenager named Olivia Farnsworth has a rare chromosome condition known as chromosome 6 deletion, which does not make her feel hungry, pain or sense of danger. It is believed she is the only person in the world who possesses all three symptoms together"
"When Olivia Farnsworth was struck by a car and hauled down the street, she stunned medical professionals by walking away unharmed."

 
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