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Treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors was associated with slower cognitive decline over five years, and 27% lower mortality in patients with Alzheimer's disease compared with the control group.

A study has shown that long-term infection and chronic inflammation drives accumulation of mutations in the stem cells that produce our blood and immune cells, leading to the emergence of genetically distinct subpopulations as we age.

Researchers have revealed that α-solanine, a toxic compound found in potato plants, is a divergent of the bitter-tasting α-tomatine, which is found in tomato plants. It is hoped that these research results can be used in potato breeding as a basis for suppressing the synthetization of poisonous compounds.

A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the immune system, according to a new study.

Fish oil supplements are a billion-dollar industry built on a foundation of purported, but not proven, health benefits. Now, new research from a team led by a University of Georgia scientist indicates that taking fish oil only provides health benefits if you have the right genetic makeup.

Influenza vaccines need to be evaluated every year to ensure they remain effective against new influenza viruses. Will the same apply to COVID-19 vaccines?

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered specific regions within the DNA of neurons that accumulate a certain type of damage (called single-strand breaks or SSBs).

A study of mountain gorillas by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has pored through more than 50 years of data to reveal how these great apes respond to the loss of a mother gorilla within a community.

Antarctica's East Ongul Island is home to a research station, where a Japanese team winters over and conducts experiments each year. From 2004 to 2014, however, they were also research subjects themselves. A new study conducted a non-invasive psychological surveys to understand how the team dealt with the polar isolation.

A new study has found that rich false memories of autobiographical events can be planted - and then reversed. The study highlights techniques that can correct false recollections without damaging true memories.