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New hope for reduced longterm side-effects in children after leukemia treatment

By using drugs currently used to treat other diseases, scientists hope they will help children with leukemia suffer fewer long-term aftereffects from their treatment.

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Unlikely that high cholesterol or statins increase the risk of dementia

Many patients stop taking medication for high cholesterol because they are afraid it may have negative side effects. But the observed association between risk of dementia and high cholesterol, may be caused by your lifestyle.

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Discovery of a gene that can reduce brain damage in newborns

The treatment currently used when babies suffer lack of oxygen during birth, is to cool the babies down. Nevertheless, many of them continue to suffer from long-term brain damage. Researchers have made a promising discovery regarding future treatments.

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