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While physical exercise may stave off dementia, it does not delay mental decline in people after they've been diagnosed, a study in nearly 500 people with the condition reported Thursday.

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Up to 45 percent of dementia risk can be prevented, delayed: WHO

Up to 45 percent of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, citing modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and air pollution.

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This photo taken on January 28, 2020 shows medical staff members hugging each other in an isolation ward at a hospital in Zouping in China's easter Shandong province.

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Pain, solitude, fear: Stories of surviving COVID-19

Twelve people from different parts of the world who have survived COVID-19 share emotional and harrowing stories of the pain and fear after catching the virus.

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ICU ventilators: What they are, how they work and why it’s hard to make more

Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply.

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Self-quarantine is one of the ways to curb the transmission of COVID-19.

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[UPDATED] Hotels, apartments offer sanctuary for self-isolation

For those who are unable to self-quarantine at home, apartments and hotels serve as an alternative in a time of coronavirus.

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Should I exercise during the coronavirus pandemic? Experts explain the just right exercise curve

Here’s how exercise affects the immune system in response to the flu and some practical tips on how much people should (and should not) exercise.

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Passengers fill a commuter line train at the new Depok Station in Depok, West Java, on March 23.

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Why wear face masks in public? Here's what the research shows

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Tips on how to eat healthily while stuck at home under a lockdown

If you’re struggling to stay healthy during self-isolation, perhaps because you’re relying too much on convenience foods or stress eating, then we’ve rounded up some expert advice on how you can shop healthily and eat healthily during a lockdown period.

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A pregnant woman wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure walks past a street mural in Hong Kong, on March 23, 2020.

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Isolated and afraid: The pandemic is changing pregnancy

Asia is facing a second wave of COVID-19 infections and as cases spiral globally with one million confirmed positive and half the planet on lockdown, women are having to give birth in unprecedented circumstances.

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Members of medical staff and the director of infectious diseases department, Paolo Grossi (center), pose with a robot called Ivo used to help patients infected by the novel coronavirus, on April 3, 2020 at the Circolo di Varese hospital, amid the the spread of the epidemic COVID-19.

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Italy's doctors look for help from sleek new robots

The shiny new robots gently check the pulses of highly infectious patients on life support in the Italian epicentrer of COVID-19.

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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can live up to several hours outside of human body, depending on what kind of surface it lands on.

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In hot water: The new rules of laundry in the time of COVID-19

Doing your laundry during the coronavirus pandemic could be more complicated than it used be.

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Those who continue wearing contact lenses should wash their hands properly before and after putting in or taking out their contacts.

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Contact lens wearers urged to switch to glasses during COVID-19 pandemic

People who wear contact lenses tend to touch their eyes and faces more often than those who don’t.

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Research shows improving nutrition helps support optimal immune function.

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5 ways nutrition could help your immune system fight off the coronavirus

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Workers sell food and household items from their ice cream van to local residents at a supported housing estate in west Belfast on April 1, 2020 after they turned their van into a mobile mini-market selling essential items to residents who are trapped at home by the coronavirus outbreak.

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Cone-a-virus: Ice cream van delivers for Belfast's vulnerable

Ice cream vans are normally a common sight on Britain's residential streets and in parks when warmer days arrive in the spring and summer months. But with the country in lockdown because of the coronavirus, there are no customers to buy their cones, ice lollies and choc-ices.

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Vodka won't protect you from coronavirus, and 4 other things to know about hand sanitizer

Whether you are trying to kill bacteria or viruses, many research studies have found that an alcohol concentration of 60% or greater is needed to be effective. If 60% alcohol is good, is 100% better?

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The coronavirus has shaken the world like nothing else. But beyond the terrible toll of death, economic devastation and fear, the virus is likely to leave another lasting mark. It is going to make us all fatter.

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How to stop the virus making us all fatter

"I don't know if we are going to come out of this experience stronger, but we will have gotten fatter," warned nutritionist Beatrice de Reynal.

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This handout illustration image obtained Feb. 27, 2020 courtesy of the US Food and Drug Administration shows the coronavirus, COVID-19. Survivors of the pandemic screened for antibodies -- immune system-generated proteins that can ward off viruses -- to contribute to initial tests seeking treatment for the infection that's left more than 51,000 people dead worldwide.

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'Superheroes': Coronavirus survivors donate plasma hoping to heal the sick

This week, Diana Berrent was the first survivor in her state screened for antibodies -- immune system-generated proteins that can ward off viruses -- to contribute to initial tests seeking treatment for the infection that's left more than 51,000 people dead worldwide.

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A new European study has found that physical activity appears to boost well-being for women at all stages of menopause and could also help post-menopausal women reduce symptoms of depression.

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Exercise could boost mental health in menopausal women

A new European study has found that physical activity appears to boost well-being for women at all stages of menopause and could also help post-menopausal women reduce symptoms of depression.

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A picture taken on Tuesday shows testing equipment for infectious diseases like the COVID-19 in the Microvida laboratory in the Bravis hospital in Roosendaal, The Netherlands. Novartis and Incyte plan to test their drug Jakavi in patients with coronavirus-caused COVID-19, joining other firms including Roche and Sanofi hoping to repurpose older medicines to help critically ill patients.

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Novartis, Incyte join repurposing wave to give Jakavi a trial run in COVID-19

Novartis and Incyte plan to test their drug Jakavi in patients with coronavirus-caused COVID-19, joining other firms including Roche and Sanofi hoping to repurpose older medicines to help critically ill patients.

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A Surakarta university is providing free online consultation services to help students experiencing anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19: Surakarta university provides online counseling for students

A Surakarta university is providing free online consultation services to help students overcome anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Although they are not as effective as surgical masks, homemade cloth masks can reduce the amount we touch our face.

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DIY cloth masks: Not ideal but good zero-waste alternative

Sewing a cloth mask can be a productive new hobby during self-quarantine for idle hands and idle cloth.

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COVID-19 pandemic might be a new source of anxieties. Having to be holed up in your own home can make you feel isolated too.

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7 science-based strategies to cope with coronavirus anxiety

The following suggestions, based on psychological science, can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety.

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The findings, published in the journal Science China Life Sciences, showed that participants who ate three to six eggs per week had the lowest risk of CVD and death among the group.

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Eating three to six eggs a week could cut your risk of heart disease

Eating eggs several times a week appears to be linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

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Fujifilm says new coronavirus test can produce results in two hours

Fujifilm Holdings Corp said it has developed a new test for the novel coronavirus that reduces the results time to about two hours.

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The new 9/11: coronavirus and a looming mental health disaster

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A researcher at the University of Pittsburgh works on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a fingertip-sized patch with dissolvable microscopic needles, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 28, 2020. (Reuters/UPMC/Handout ).
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Potential COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in mouse study

Initial tests in mice of a potential COVID-19 vaccine delivered via a fingertip-sized patch have shown it can induce an immune response against the new coronavirus at levels that might prevent infection.

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A graffiti artist from RBS crew works on his mural to encourage people to protect themselves amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dakar, Senegal March 25, 2020.

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Senegal says hydroxychloroquine virus treatment is promising

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The normally bustling tourist mecca of Bourbon Street lies deserted in the early afternoon during shelter in place orders to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an aerial photograph in New Orleans, Louisiana, US March 27, 2020.

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Why is New Orleans' coronavirus death rate 7 times New York's? Obesity is a factor

New Orleans residents suffer from obesity, diabetes and hypertension at rates higher than the national average, conditions that doctors and public health officials say can make patients more vulnerable to COVID-19.

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Sunshine effectively gives you vitamin D that helps you sleep better, reduces stress, boosts the auto-immune system and even gives you stronger bones.

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Why you should still get sunlight even during self-quarantine

The World Health Organization agrees that enjoying the sun in the morning and before sundown has many positive effects in a time of self-quarantine as it can increase blood circulation and help you to detox.

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