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A drug once used to treat hayfever “significantly improves” symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests.

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Some cancer patients may find that putting their emotions down in writing helps improve their pain and general well-being, a study suggests.

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Researchers are using human remains from the ancient city of Jericho to study the evolution of tuberculosis.

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Scientists have for the first time shown how a “trust” hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers.

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By JANE E. BRODY
Thanks to advertisements for the once-popular tonic Geritol, most people of a certain age know about “tired blood,” a disorder more accurately called anemia, involving a shortage of healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to body tissues and cleanse them of carbon dioxide.

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