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BMC Geriatrics 2012, 12:3Detecting those at risk of Alzheimers
Specific questions in an informant-rated questionnaire designed to detect Alzheimers Disease are also able to discriminate between normal memory loss and amnesic mild cognitive impairment, allowing earlier identification of those at higher risk of developing Alzheimers Disease.
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BMC Medicine 2012, 10:12Treatment strategies for VTEC
In light of the verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) European epidemic in 2011, Goldwater and Bettelheim comment on the complex pathogenesis of these strains and recommend a multi-targeted approach to current and future treatment strategies.
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BMC Medicine 2012, 10:11Managing STEC outbreaks
Improvements in management strategies to control Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreaks are discussed by Dirk Werber et al, who advocate early detection via careful surveillance and investigation of food source, as well as integration of molecular data.
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Genome Biology 2012, 13:415Crocodilian genome sequencing
An Open Letter describing the project to sequence the genomes of the saltwater crocodile, the American alligator and the Indian gharial
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BMC Biology 2012, 10:7Neuroprotective role for microglia
Ramified microglia, previously branded as 'resting', protect hippocampal neurons against excitotoxicity according to research published in Journal of Neuroinflammation. Mariko Howe and Ben Barres discuss how these findings add to a growing recognition of active roles for microglia in health and disease.
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BMC Public Health has published a series of articles: Learning from large scale prevention efforts - findings from Avahan. Launched in 2003 with financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Avahan is the world's largest HIV prevention programme. Edited by Lalit Dandona and Eric Benotsch, this supplement documents the role of the initiative in the fight against HIV/AIDS in India. -
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