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Alexander disease is a rare genetic neurological disorder that affects less than one in a million people worldwide.

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By some estimates, malignant tumors in the pancreas can recur in up to 80 percent of patients. Those with certain gene ...

If you had an imaginary friend who walked beside you and joined your childhood games, you may have left them behind as you ...

In experiments with C. elegans, the researchers found that exposure to moderately cold temperatures (15 °C, or 59 °F, which extends lifespan in worms) increases the production of an enzyme called ...

There's a lot of research showing that higher education levels are linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease, and staying ...

For many years, scientists have reconstructed the space beyond Pluto from breadcrumbs – scattered discoveries and indirect ...

In 54 percent of simulations, not a single comet strike would have delivered a sufficient quantity of hydrogen cyanide to ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a particularly aggressive and deadly disease: fewer than 7 in 100 people survive it for five ...

Every year, hundreds of meters below the waves in the cold, dark waters off southeast Australia, a wondrous gathering takes ...