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Health Headlines: 26 April

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 08:57 Written by Kristie McNealy M.D.

Following the latest health news and research can add years to your life, but it's hard to keep up with all of the news of the day.  Here's a quick roundup of some of the top health news stories so far this week.

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Breast Cancer Risk Factor Drops with Decline in HRT

Sunday, 13 December 2009 16:20 Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 16:14 Written by Kristi Nealy MD

A decline in hormone replacement therapy may be causing a decrease in the rates of a known risk factor for breast cancer, according to researchers.

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Scientists Predict Artificial Brain in 10 Years

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 08:35 Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:42 Written by Kristie McNealy M.D.

According to Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, a fully functional artificial brain can be built within the next ten years.  Even more fascinating is his claim that this brain will either have consciousness, or prove that consciousness is more than just a pattern of neurons.  Markram, whose team has already built portions of a brain using computers, made this declaration at The TED Global Conference in Oxford.artificial_brain_2

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Caffeine May Reverse Memory Problems seen in Alzheimer's

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:59

Coffee_LoverNew research out of the US provides evidence that coffee may reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease.  The study, from the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), found that mice with Alzheimer's plaques in their brains had greatly improved memory after just two months of treatments with caffeine in their drinking water (1).

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