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While you were sleeping

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A large proportion of those affected by sleeping problem known as REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD, go on to develop Parkinson's disease or a closely related neurodegenerative condition. RBD sufferers flail their limbs and carry out coordinated movements, following their dreams, which are always vivid and frequently involves fighting or being chased, influenced by the mobilized limbs whose movement gets woven into the stories.

Author: Abbott, Alison
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
Causes of, Risk factors, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease, REM sleep

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All pain, no gain

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Everyone's health improves in some way or other by exercise, but just how it improves is largely dependent on genes. The growing field of fitness genetics is attempting to tease those genetic components apart, and the studies are generating fresh insights into the benefits of exercise.

Author: Abbott, Alison
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
Exercise, Genetic research

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Medics braced for fresh superbug

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The outbreak of infection due to Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium among wounded soldiers of the United States Army is discussed. Hospitals are recommended to sparingly use antibiotics in order to reduce the selective pressure on the bacterium for developing resistance.

Author: Abbott, Alison
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
Antibiotics, Prevention, Drug therapy, Drug resistance in microorganisms, Microbial drug resistance, Bacterial infections, Dosage and administration, American soldiers

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Subjects list: United States, Health aspects
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