UW Medical Center, Overlake report new Legionnaires’ disease cases : seattletimes

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UW Medical Center, Overlake report new Legionnaires' disease cases

UW Medical Center, Overlake report new Legionnaires' disease cases

A fifth patient has been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease at the University of Washington Medical Center and, in an unrelated case, a patient was confirmed to have the disease at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue.A fifth patient has been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease at the University of Washington Medical Center, days after health officials said the deadly outbreak appeared to be contained.Meanwhile, a patient at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue was diagnosed Friday with the disease, a serious form of pneumonia.The cases aren't connected, King County health officials said Monday.


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Heart and kidney drug could cure Alzheimer's and stop the disease in its tracks, according to new study

Heart and kidney drug could cure Alzheimer's and stop the disease in its tracks, according to new study

Scientists are calling for immediate human trials after brain function was completely restored in miceA HEART drug could help halt the devastating advance of Alzheimer's, a study suggests.Experts discovered the treatment – originally developed for heart failure and kidney disease – restored brain function in sick mice.Scientists said the findings were "very optimistic" and called for immediate human trials.Getty Images 4 An existing heart failure and kidney disease drug could give new hope to Alzheimer's sufferersTests were carried out on mice with brain damage caused by a build of sticky tau proteins – one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's.


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UWM researcher helps discover new genetic links for disease risk

UWM researcher helps discover new genetic links for disease risk

Paul Auer worked with scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, England, and other collaborators.MILWAUKEE_A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researcher is a senior co-author of a paper published in the journal Nature Genetics Sept. 26 that identifies 17 rare human genetic variations associated with risk factors for diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.Paul Auer, an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, worked with scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, England, and other collaborators.Auer's work in biostatistics uses mathematics and computers in the fight against diseases, sifting through genetic data for mutations that may help with prevention and treatment.