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3d illustration of blood cells and Plasmodium sp. parasites causing malaria.

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Your gut microbes may influence how ill you get with malaria

After being bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes, people with a certain mix of gut bacteria had much higher levels of the parasite in their blood than those with different microbes

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A fungal disease affecting some amphibians may have caused malaria to surge in Costa Rica and Panama

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Amphibian deaths in Central America led to malarial mosquito surge

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Umbilical cord 'milking' cuts brain injury risk for babies born limp

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

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The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

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An increased number of girls are going through premature sexual development amid the pandemic

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Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls

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Liquid squirting from a grapefruit

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Female emission at orgasm confirmed to release fluid from the bladder

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Patient in a hospital bed

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Infections that need hospital treatment may increase Alzheimer’s risk

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Illustration of a CAR-T cell

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Radical lupus treatment uses CAR T-cell therapy developed for cancer

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Image of a stylised clock face on gene code background

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DNA clocks suggest ageing is pre-programmed in our cells

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Child with plaster

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Wound dressing made of 3D-printed skin could help people with diabetes

People with diabetes often find that cuts and bigger wounds heal very slowly, but a biodegradable dressing made using 3D-printed skin could help

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Streetlights in Europe are getting bluer – that may be bad for health

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Antimicrobial drug derived from tree sap could treat chronic wounds

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Cold water swimming should be introduced as a public health measure

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A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age

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