diseases
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How You Sleep May Impact Your Brain, Researchers Reveal
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is the most common form of motor neuron disease. People with ALS progressively lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movements, including the ability to speak, swallow and breathe. There is no known cure. But recently, we studied mice and identified a new target…
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Elon Musk Might Have the Disease He Said Would Be Gone By April
Elon Musk has been tested for the novel coronavirus and received conflicting results, according to the tech mogul’s Twitter account. The 49-year-old founder of SpaceX wrote that he was given a rapid covid-19 antigen test four times, with two tests coming back positive and two coming back negative on the same day. Musk, who wrote…
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‘Soft’ Bat Ticks Found in New Jersey for the First Time and This Is Not What We Need Right Now
As if we don’t have enough bad news to share right now, a tick species associated with bats has been spotted in New Jersey for the very first time. The health risks are unknown, but these parasites, as common vectors for disease, could threaten humans, pets, and livestock.
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Arseholes Who Ridiculed Preparations For The COVID-19 Pandemic Are Having A Change Of Heart
Newt Gingrich was on Fox News this morning explaining that all Americans should prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. But Gingrich has pulled quite a 180 during a very short period of time. Just a few weeks ago the former U.S. Republican Speaker of the House was on Fox News ridiculing San Francisco for making preparations…