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A scanning electron microscopy and computer generated image of DNA molecules and red blood cells

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Gene therapy trial shows early success in people with haemophilia B

In a small study of 10 people with haemophilia B, nine were still forgoing the condition's standard treatment about two years after receiving a single gene therapy injection

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The expression of various genes and proteins (white, red and green) in neurons among mouse brain cells (blue)

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Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad

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Doctor in hospital

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Doctors are concerned about the risk of hospital-acquired covid-19

Analysis

The covid-19 virus, SARS-COV-2, inside and on top of tunneling nanotubes

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Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

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Catching the coronavirus after the 34th week of pregnancy may raise the risk of a premature birth seven-fold

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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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Hormone replacement therapy may be safe after breast cancer treatment

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Polarised light micrograph of serotonin crystals

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No link between depression and serotonin, finds major analysis

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A person takes samples from Marseille sewage water near a retirement home in France to detect covid-19 traces in December 2020

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Sewage surveillance spots new covid-19 variants as effectively as PCRs

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Passengers wear masks at the subway during rush hour on June 08, 2021 in New York City. New York City's subways are now operating 24-7 as Covid-19 cases have dropped and more Americans receive the vaccination for Covid-19. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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How to cut your risk of catching the BA.4 and BA.5 covid subvariants

The latest omicron subvariants are more transmissible and better able to evade immunity from vaccines and past infections, but there are still steps you can take to reduce your risk of infection

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Why are heatwaves dangerous and how does extreme heat affect the body?

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What we know so far about how covid-19 affects sperm

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Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss

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Modified pig hearts transplanted into dead people kept on life support

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