This Experimental Pill Targets Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear

A new drug targets Alzheimer’s at its earliest, most silent stage — before memory loss ever begins. Credit: Shutterstock A new experimental drug from Northwestern University is showing added potential as an early treatment approach for Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study, researchers at Northwestern reported finding a previously unrecognized, highly toxic sub-species of amyloid…

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Republicans redrew a North Carolina district held by a GOP incumbent. A war veteran Democrat is looking to take advantage.

North Carolina Republicans redrew the state’s congressional maps this fall, in the hopes of improving their chances at ousting a Democrat in one of the country’s most competitive districts.  In doing so, they may have created a window for a Democrat to make what has been a reliably Republican neighboring seat more competitive.  CBS News…

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Exclusive | SDNY boss Jay Clayton details push to tackle NYC street crime – and how he earned recent attaboy from Trump

Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton is throwing resources toward tackling violent street crime in the Big Apple, he told The Post Wednesday — and he’s already gotten a kudos from President Trump for the office’s crackdown on Washington Square Park. Clayton, who was appointed to run the powerful Southern District of New York by Trump…

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Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief days after agency accused of fudging crime data

Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll will take over as interim chief of Washington’s police force, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, after it was announced earlier this month that the department’s leader was stepping down. Carroll, who joined the Metropolitan Police Department in 2002, takes over as a federal law enforcement surge is underway in the…

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New “Super Antibiotic” Kills Deadly Gut Infection Without Destroying the Microbiome

A newly developed antibiotic, EVG7, shows strong potential against the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile, working effectively at very low doses while reducing the risk of relapse. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while preserving the gut microbiome. Researchers in Leiden have…

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Trump administration plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion in arms draws angry response from China

Washington — The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China. The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Trump, who made scant mention of foreign…

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