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People who received intensive treatment for hypertension were less likely to develop minor cognitive problems than those receiving standard treatment. In dementia research, so many paths have led nowhere that any glimmer of optimism is noteworthy. So some experts are heralding the results of a large new study, which found …

The J-Queen durian fruit costs the equivalent of £750 which is more than three times the average monthly salary in Indonesia. A rare type of durian fruit, known for its pungent aroma, has gone on sale in Indonesia three times the average monthly salary. The J-Queen variety of the smelly …

    A sleep-deprived brain is awash in excess amounts of not one but two proteins whose bad behavior is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease. A new study finds excessive amounts of a protein called tau in the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord of extremely sleep-deprived adults. Tau, …