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Color enhanced light micrograph (LM) of Candida auris, a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most antifungal drugs, this fungus causes several deaths worldwide.

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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic

A new guide argues that infectious fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating causes of disease on Earth

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Chronic constipation is associated with cognitive decline

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Parkinson's disease: Exercise may stop crucial neurons from degrading

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Genetic marker discovered for the severity of multiple sclerosis

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Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections

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Superbugs will struggle to evolve resistance to unusual new antibiotic

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Many autoantibodies, shown as orange, triple lobed forms, surround and attack a much larger, pale, partially translucent nerve cell in a computer generated illustration

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Blood test can identify MS in some people years before symptoms start

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Nerve cell trauma response. Fluorescent light micrograph of a section through a spinal cord affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). Reactive glial stem cells are producing the protein GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein, green) and OLIG2 (oligodendrocyte lineage transcription factor 2, red) in an attempt to repair the damaged nerve cells. Cell nuclei are dyed blue. MS is an autoimmune condition, in which the immune system attacks nerve cells, impairing their ability to relay signals efficiently.

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Stem cell therapy reduces symptoms of progressive MS for some people

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EJMAXP Senior couple Nordic walking on rocky trail in the nature.

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We can treat age-related illness without calling ageing a disease

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MORCAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Despite inclement weather pensioners raise a happy smile as they perform the famously British dance of comedians Morcambe and Wise next to a statue of Eric Morcambe, at Morcambe Bayon June 22, 2006, in Morcambe, England. Confidence & Happiness specialist, Scientist Cliff Arnall from the University of Cardiff has identified June 23, 2006 as being the happiest day of the year. His calculations were based on outdoor activity, nature, social interaction, childhood summers, positive memories, temperature and holidays. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease

Getting older is a fact of life, but there are promising signs that we may be able to intervene to slow – and possibly even stop – the molecular processes that lead to numerous age-related conditions

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World’s first RSV vaccine approved in the US for older adults

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MRSA could be prevented with genetically engineered antibodies

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Pathogenesis review: How infectious diseases have moulded civilisation

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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