New diagnoses of colorectal cancer as well as deaths from the disease have been declining dramatically in recent years due in large part to greater emphasis on screening procedures, a government report says.

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Screenings Cut Colon Cancer Death Rate
A protein expressed early in the formation of the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients could prove to be a useful biomarker for determining which people with mild memory problems will develop the disease.

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Protein Levels in Spinal Fluid May Spot Alzheimer’s
A single gene may be responsible for the pain suffered in many people diagnosed with a type of peripheral neuropathy that previously had no known cause, a study shows.

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Genetic Clue to Painful Peripheral Neuropathy
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A brain that is out of sync may be an early clue of autism, researchers suggest.

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Out of Sync Brain May Be a Clue to Autism
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