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Shrews are thought to be the natural reservoir for a new pathogen called langya virus

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Langya virus: How serious is the new pathogen discovered in China?

Thirty five people are known to have been infected by Langya henipavirus in the Shandong and Henan provinces of China between December 2018 and May 2021

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The power of quiet: The mental and physical health benefits of silence

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Antibodies attacking SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that can cause covid-19

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Immunity for common cold coronaviruses may ward off severe covid-19

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Telomeres shortening with each round of cell division

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Exceeding weekly alcohol recommendations linked to short chromosomes

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Transfusing the blood of an old mouse into a younger rodent could age the latter animal

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Transfusing blood from an old mouse to a younger mouse causes ageing

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TOPSHOT - An attending physician listens to the breathing of a patient who is recovering after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the coronavirus (COVID-19) patient nursing department of The HMC Westeinde Hospital in The Hague on April 4, 2020. (Photo by Remko DE WAAL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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One in 8 people got long covid after infection early in the pandemic

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People queue at a monkeypox vaccination site in Encino, LA in California, in July

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Vaccinating less than half of high-risk men may stop monkeypox spread

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Home screening test for oral or throat cancer has 90 per cent accuracy

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Mild exercise halts cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's

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A brown fat cell, surrounded by capillaries, captured via a coloured scanning electron micrograph. Activating brown fat via cold exposure may cause them to burn glucose, which cancerous tumour cells rely on for growth

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Cold exposure stops tumour growth in mice by hijacking glucose stores

Being continuously exposed to 4°C (39°F) for 20 days inhibited tumour growth and improved the survival of mice with five different types of cancerous cells

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Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops

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Memory problems after covid-19 more common in people with smell loss

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How kids are winning the fight against dengue fever in a Rio favela

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RSV vaccine that may protect against bronchiolitis has promise in mice

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