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Ebola case confirmed in major city in Democratic Republic of Congo

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the first in a major city since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year

News

Asian tiger mosquitoes can spread dengue and Chikungunya

Health

Parasite brings down mosquito numbers in parts of Guangzhou

News

The insulating covers of nerve cells are damaged in multiple sclerosis

Health

Targeting mitochondria in neurons may help relieve severe forms of MS

News

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

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From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Regulars

fungus in petri dish

Health

Deadly drug-resistant fungal disease has ‘infested' New York City

News

MRI scanner

Technology

AIs that diagnose diseases are starting to assist and replace doctors

Insight

The inactivated polio vaccine cannot be delivered orally

Health

Every country worldwide is now using the most effective polio vaccine

News

hand artwork

Life

We contain microbes so deeply weird they alter the very tree of life

Features

brain scan

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It’s time to change our approach to 'psychosomatic' illness

Leader

brain scan

Health

The illnesses caused by a disconnect between brain and mind

A group of troubling disorders lead to very real symptoms, but tests suggest nothing is wrong. Finding out why is shedding new light on the nature of consciousness itself

Features

Life

Nearly 100 species of frogs, toads and salamanders wiped out by fungus

News

Health

Move over, DNA. Life's other code is more subtle and far more powerful

Features

Health

Meet the super-smeller who can diagnose Parkinson's at a sniff

Features

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Gum disease and Alzheimer's: Your questions answered

Analysis