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Parkinson’s disease makes it harder to figure out how other people feel…Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson’s disease often feel socially awkward….

A huge percentage of underprivileged kids in Los Angeles County have infectious dental disease that’s gone unchecked, according to a study led by the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California. In the report, “The Children’s Dental Health Project of Los Angeles County,” researchers Roseann Mulligan and Hazem Seirawan reveal that a staggering 73 percent of …

Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson’s disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson’s patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people’s faces and voices, report two studies published by the American Psychological Association. One of the studies raises questions about how deep brain stimulation, the best available treatment for patients who …

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell researchers have found a protein that may lead to a new way to control mosquitoes that spread dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases when they feed on humans: Prevent them from urinating as they feed on …

A new study suggests that the bacteria that cause typhoid fever collect in tiny but persistent communities on gallstones, making the infection particularly hard to fight in so-called “carriers” — people who have the disease but show no …