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Bats. sars, ebola. so what is it about these creatures and the way they spread pathogens that can be so dangerous? >> the fact that bats are carrying viruses is not in and of itself extraordinary. every animal has its normal suite of viruses and bacteria. we carry back tier ateria. bats tend to carry a higher amount of viruses that have the ability to infect people. the question is really, why do we see some of these incredibly bad viruses coming out of bats? >> the special report airs tonight a...

Spread pathogens that can be so dangerous? >> the fact that bats are carrying viruss is not in and of itself extraordinary. every animal has its normal suite of viruses and back tiers they carry. people do, as well. the majority of which are benign or beneficial. some cause deseize. bats carry a higher number that have the ability to affect people. the question is why do we see some of these incredibly bad viruses coming out of bats? >> wow. so how do viruses jump from bats to humans. learn that...

Experts predict this season will be an especially bad one for ticks and lyme disease. due to a mild winter, cases are expected to grow in the u.s. the cdc estimates 300 cases occur annually. kristen dahlgren explains how to protect yourself. >> reporter: in the woods north of new york city, researchers are on the hunt for ticks. tons of them. in whats predicted to be one of the most prolific years on record. they know because of these guys. >> we saw an absolute plague of white-footed mice last ...

They are pushing to make p parishes less rigid. they should not be afraid of change. a group of scientists have tested hundreds of rats caught in the subway and this is what they found. an alarming number of disease causing bacteria including 18 different viruss that were previously unknown to science. doctors say they will continue monitoring the population. and there have been more creepy clown sightings across the country. this would make you want to stay inside and lock the doors for goo...

Taiwan and south of taiwan, we will be borrowing money from china to defend china from taiwan, and this is a crazy world we have gotten into. >> and isnt there a positive like if we owed russia $1 trillion, then wouldnt we have leverage to say, you have to get out of the ukraine or we will double the interest. and we wont get into trouble with them, because we owe them so much money, that we have to make the payments. so it would be okay if more countries lent us more money. >> and you wont be t...

Up, and they could run for longer time period, closer to what younger mice can do. >> reporter: the protein also lead to changes in the mices brains, the colored areas show the formation of new blood vessels in the brain of an older mouse, increasing the amount of blood flow to more closely resemble the brain of a younger mouse. lee ruben led the brain research. >> this suggests it will be possible under certain conditions to improve cognition in people with senile dementia or alzheimers. >> rep...

Rob robin kernau, south africa. ahead, he was convicted of a serious crime but never asked to report to jail. this young man had been taken into custody. hed been a model season for all these years. find on out life, thats coming up next. plus, one of these mice is young, the other is sold -- the day we rescued riley, was a truly amazing day. without angies list, i dont know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years weve helped people take care of t...

Age-related tests. but be warned, libya c -- elizan says there could be side effects. theyre calling it the vampire therapy. >> reporter: the studies out of harvard and stanford are fascinating. in one of them, they actually sewed together an older mouse with a younger mouse so they shared blood. guess what ended up happening -- the older mouse got stronger it. had a better memory as they could see when they ran it through mazes. the mouse could spend more time on the treadmill. theyre not sure ...

And aging are mechanistically distinct. and i think thats quite important. >> reporter: the researchers found the amount of the protein called r.b.a.p.-48 declines with age in human and mice brains. then they disexexperiments in mice to see about blocking the protein. >> mice have a hippocampus thats similar to ours. its quite remarkable. its humbling. >> reporter: when the proteins in the brain of healthy young mice was blocked the animal started having memory loss. when the protein was reactiv...