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Napoleon died of kidney illness, says new book by Danish doctor

Other Sciences / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A retired Danish doctor claimed Tuesday to have uncovered the true cause of Napoleon's death, saying the French emperor died of a lengthy kidney illness instead of the being poisoned by his enemies.





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Imaging test detects Alzheimer's disease that is likely to progress

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early Alzheimer's disease detected by a compound that binds to brain plaques appears likely to progress into symptomatic Alzheimer's disease with dementia, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Neurology, one of ...


New York autopsies show 2009 H1N1 influenza virus damages entire airway

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes ...


Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...


Declines in other thinking and learning skills may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report ...


SCID Kids Leading Healthy, Normal Lives 25 Years After 'Bubble Boy'

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention the words "bubble boy" and many will recall David Vetter, the kid with big eyes and a thick thatch of dark hair who died 25 years ago after spending almost the entire 12 years of his life in a germ-free, ...


Key Brain Receptors Linked To Learning and Memory Decrease with Age

Key Brain Receptors Linked To Learning and Memory Decrease with Age

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying cognitive decline that accompanies aging have been interested in nicotinic receptors, part of a key neural pathway that not only enhances learning and memory skills but ...


How the pathology of Parkinson's disease spreads

How the pathology of Parkinson's disease spreads

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Accumulation of the synaptic protein alpha-synuclein, resulting in the formation of aggregates called Lewy bodies in the brain, is a hallmark of Parkinson's and other related neurodegenerative ...


Emphysema severity directly linked to coal dust exposure

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).


Australia investigates mysterious penguin killings (AP)

Australia investigates mysterious penguin killings

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- The first battered bodies were found on a small Australian beach, the white sand around them stained crimson with their blood. A few days later, the killer struck again - this time on the nearby cliffs ...


Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations.



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