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Testing a person’s blood for a certain type of protein called phosphorylated tau or p-tau could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy” even before symptoms begin to show, a new study suggests. Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease… more »

Folks who use exposure therapy to overcome a single phobia can find themselves less afraid of other things, according to the results of a new study. Exposure Therapy and Multiple Phobias Exposure therapy has been proven to be the most effective treatm… more »

The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Bottled Water Study Looking at five samples each of three common bott… more »

Sleep and how it affects peoples’ health has been making headlines. See what researchers have to say about sleep. Sleep Impacts Emotions Staying up late, sleeping too little or waking up often can impact a person's emotional health, according to a new… more »

A new melanoma vaccine has shown it can battle the deadly skin cancer in a new trial. Vaccine Trial Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, with melanoma accounting for about one percent of skin cancer cases in the United States. According to t… more »