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New research from the University of St Andrews has found a direct link between social isolation and faster memory and ...

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A new study from China has found that age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and tinnitus are linked to worse physical, mental, and ...

A new study suggests that medicines used to treat osteoporosis might help relieve pain in people with complex regional pain ...

A new study published in JAMA Oncology shows that a simple blood test could help doctors decide which colon cancer patients ...

A new test developed by scientists at Northwestern University could make a big difference in the fight against hepatitis C.

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