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Have we found the true cause of diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's?

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Have we found the true cause of diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's?

The diseases most people die of have been attributed to unhealthy lifestyles. But evidence now suggests bacteria are to blame, heralding a revolution in medicine

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Ebola case confirmed in major city in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Asian tiger mosquitoes can spread dengue and Chikungunya

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Parasite brings down mosquito numbers in parts of Guangzhou

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The insulating covers of nerve cells are damaged in multiple sclerosis

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Targeting mitochondria in neurons may help relieve severe forms of MS

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From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

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From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

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

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AIs that diagnose diseases are starting to assist and replace doctors

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The inactivated polio vaccine cannot be delivered orally

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Every country worldwide is now using the most effective polio vaccine

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

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

Doctors have started making sense of a group of mystery conditions where people experience symptoms, but medical tests suggest nothing is physically wrong

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The illnesses caused by a disconnect between brain and mind

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

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

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

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