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Epidemiology

neurons associated with alzheimer's

Early onset dementia more common than reported and Alzheimer’s seems to be on the rise

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Closing the U.S.-Mexico Border During the Pandemic Increased HIV Transmission, Study Finds

Researchers have demonstrated that a vaccine for tuberculosis currently used in humans significantly reduces infectiousness of vaccinated livestock, improving prospects for elimination and control.

Cattle Vaccine Offers Hope in Fight Against Bovine Tuberculosis

Three pigs

Humans pass more viruses to other animals than we catch from them

Child

Excess fluoride linked to cognitive impairment in children

Scientists from SeaDoc Society, a UC Davis veterinary program, are concerned about gray patches observed on the skin of endangered southern resident killer whales.

Skin disease in endangered killer whales concerns scientists

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Legal recreational cannabis use and binge drinking is on the rise for older adults

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Childhood adversity is linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

A simple version of a Petri net for COVID infection. The starting point is a non-infected person. “S” denotes “susceptible”. Contact with an infected person (“I”) is an event which leads to two persons being infected. Later another event will happen, removing a person from the group of infected. Here, “R” denotes “recovered” which in this context could be either cured or dead. Either outcome would remove the person from the infected group.

COVID calculations spur solution to vexing computer science problem

What was the true human cost of the pandemic in Russia?

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Shingles associated with increased risk for stroke, heart attack

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