Researchers: Viruses May Help Cause Alzheimers Disease Viruses that hide in the brain might influence Alzheimers disease. That is what researchers said in a new study that is expected to restart debate about what causes the brain-wasting disease. How

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(七)月

研究显示空气污染可能会损害思考能力 And today begins with an international study that suggests air pollution may be damaging the people's ability to think. The study came out Tuesday in the proceedings of the National Academy of Scien

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For most people, by the time they reach their 80th or 90th birthday, they find that their memory isn't as sharp as it was when they were a few decades younger. But this isn't the case for everyone. As CRI's Li Yi explains, scientists are peeking into

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MODEL3 Is it interfering with nature? Script Nora: Some religious groups are opposed to genetic research. They believe its interfering with nature. John: I know. But nature can be pretty hard-nosed too, so we often need to interfere with herwe build

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Hello, everybody. This past week, we lost an American icon and one of the most influential figures of her time-former First Lady Nancy Reagan. 大家好!上个星期,我们失去了一位美国的标志人物,也是她那个时代最有影响力的

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New Definition of Alzheimers Could Help Identify Disease Sooner Scientists in the United States have proposed a new way to define Alzheimers disease. They want the definition based on biological signs, such as changes in the brain, instead of memory

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS -August 27, 2002: U.S. Nursing Shortage / Depression and Alzheimer's Linked? / New Findings About Malaria VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember wi

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS – July 16, 2002: Foods That Protect Against Disease VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with Science in the News, a VOA Special English program abou

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AS IT IS - Issues affecting the elderly and those who care for them This is AS IT IS. Hello, Im Caty Weaver. On the show today, we discuss issues affecting the elderly and those who care for them. We start with a report from Karen Leggett about a Bri

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MRI-like Scan May Help Identify Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease normally gets a definitive diagnosis only after the patient dies, and an autopsy finds certain distinctive structures in the brain. Recently, though, scientists have been seeking some so

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Study: Vitamin D Supplements Might Slow Dementia 研究发现维生素D补充剂或能减缓痴呆 Over the next 50 years, it's expected that Alzheimers disease and dementia will strengthen their grip on older adults worldwide. Researchers are studyi

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Now we check in on the Greenes. Pansy is one of the 5.7 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease. She and her husband Winston call her illness part of their journey together. We first met the Greenes in 2013 when they talked abou

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We currently have nearly 100 new medicines in various stages of development, and are working on dozens of new uses for our current medicines. Our targets include many of humanity's most feared illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Al

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A: Hi, this is Nicole. B: Nicole, it's Richard. You know why I'm calling. A: Yes, I know. It's the rent, isn't it? B: Yes, just like last month, your rent is overdue. A: What about my grace period? B: Are you getting Alzheimer's? There is no grace pe

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今天我们要学的词是balance。 Balance, 做为动词,是平衡的意思。印度总统帕蒂尔对议会表示, India must find ways to balance its environmental and developmental needs, 印度必需在环境保护和经济发展的需要之

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HEALTH REPORT - Studies Show Healthy Living May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 An image of a brain suffering from Alzheimer's disease I'm Shep O'

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The discovery of cells in the brain that act as the body's internal global positioning system, which won three scientists the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, opens an intriguing new window onto dementia. Since these spatial cells are among the fi

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And the mice that drank regular water? They lost more and more of their memory and thinking skills. So does this mean that drinking lots of coffee or tea or even soft drinks will prevent you from getting Alzheimers? Could reversing memory loss caused

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本期内容: Eli Lilly said that a clinical trial for a new drug to slow the onset of Alzheimers had failed. The drug, solanezumab, was tested on patients with mild cases of Alzheimers, who showed only a slight improvement after 18 months of treat

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Alzheimer's disease or AD is an illness that seriously affects senior citizens. It causes memory loss, and patients may even gradually lose some of their basic physical abilities. But now researchers in the U.S. are using technology to reduce memory

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