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Naegleria fowleri amoeba

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Man in Florida killed by rare, brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri

The Florida Department of Health announced this week that a man in the state has died after being infected by a microbe that damages brain tissue

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Two elderly women walking across pedestrian are, back view

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Just 500 extra steps a day lowers heart disease risk for older adults

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HIIT involves vigorous bursts of exercise interspersed with short rest periods

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HIIT is safe for people with heart problems and boosts their fitness

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2JK2T3W Illustration of the Marburg virus, a tubular RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus which belongs to the Filoviridae family. It is responsible for Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms includefever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage.

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about the disease outbreak

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South American Sea Lions

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Researchers ‘cannot rule out’ bird flu spreading between sea lions

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A person spraying some plants

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Massive tick-killing effort fails to reduce Lyme disease cases

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When an event occurs, we have various means of measuring how long it lasted, which may be improved by moving and hearing sounds during the event

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Hearing noise and moving our body helps us gauge the passing of time

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A wearable ultrasound sensor that is roughly the size of a postage stamp creates images of the heart while the wearer exercises

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Skin patch makes ultrasound images of your heart as you move

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Rheumatoid arthritis of the hands. Coloured bilateral X-ray of the hands and wrists of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The arthritis is particularly severe in the hand at right, with several joint deformities. Rheumatoid arthritis is a degenerative autoimmune disease that mainly affects the capsule (synovium) around the synovial (flexible) joints, causing chronic inflammation. It can be a debilitating and painful condition and can lead to deformities and loss of functioning and mobility.

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A Silent Fire review: What you need to know about inflammation

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Observational studies suggest that puzzles may ward off dementia, but this has not been proven

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Lifestyle may affect your dementia risk but the extent is exaggerated

There are many things we can do to try to reduce our risk of dementia, but the condition is not usually preventable

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Lyme disease may spread further by helping ticks survive cold winters

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Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

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Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline but concerns linger

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Acid produced by the brain could drive disease-related psychosis

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