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Study Identifies New Gene For Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Health & Fitness – A new study has identified the cause of late-onset Alzheimer's disease in several large families in which many siblings suffer from the disease. The gene, known as TRPC4AP on chromosome 20, is involved with calcium regulation. It is known that when calcium levels are not carefully controlled, cells can die, leading to the onset of disease.
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UK MPs To Vote On Hybrid Embryos
Family – As part of a two-day series of reforms to update the Human Fertilization and Embryology Bill in line with scientific advances, members of the UK parliament's House of Commons are voting later today, Monday, on whether stem cell researchers should be allowed to use hybrid human and animal embryos.
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The Dangers of Stomach Stapling
Health & Fitness – Stomach stapling is for many, the only way out of their obesity nightmare. However, there are risks that they should know about. Don't let the decision of stomach stapling be your last. Know the truth.
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Doctors Say 'I'm Sorry' Before 'See You in Court'
Health & Fitness – In 40 years as a highly regarded cancer surgeon, Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta had never made a mistake like this. As with any doctor, there had been occasional errors in diagnosis or judgment. But never, he said, had he opened up a patient and removed the wrong sliver of tissue, in this case a segment of the eighth rib instead of the ninth.
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