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Man From Antioquia, May Hold Clue to Alzheimer’s Prevention, Media Suggests on May 16 – And a Bit of Real Science

The story goes like this. A man who seemed fated to develop memory loss in his 40s or 50s, based on family history, kept normal function for decades longer than he should have. He seems to have been protected by a rare gene change that enhanced the function of a protein that helps nerve cells communicate. The man is part of a large family in Antioquia, Colombia, with many members who have inherited a […]

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Foo Fighters’ Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies 36-days After his Birthday as Band Recently Made it into the 36th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in hotel room on Friday, only hours before a scheduled performance at the Picnic Stereo Festival in Bogotá, Colombia. The preliminary forensic report said that the urine toxicology test showed 10 substances, including THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids. However, the cause of death was not disclosed. Yet again, as most ‘stars’ in the entertainment business, Taylor was found dead in a hotel room and all

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