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Antibiotic-resistant superbug has a protein coat like chain mail

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Antibiotic-resistant superbug has a protein coat like chain mail

The outer coat of the antibiotic-resistant bacterium Clostridium difficile has a structure similar to chain mail that stops drugs and immune system cells from killing it

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Illustration of SARS-CoV-2 binding to a receptor on the surface of a B cell. B cells are part of the body's immune system.

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DIY treatments and clinical trials – one person’s tale of long covid

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Mature man sleeping wearing eye mask close up

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Brain cells that regulate wakefulness may become overactive with age

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Ethiopian oat (Avena abyssinica). This grain has long been used in Ethiopia and is well adapted to the high elevations and conditions there.

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Thousand edible plants identified as underused source of vitamins

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Pedestrians

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Pedestrian-friendly cities have lower rates of diabetes and obesity

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Dog owners are half as likely to develop a disability in older age

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BOLTON, ENGLAND - MAY 26: People shop and go about their daily life in Bolton town centre as surge testing and rapid coronavirus vaccinations continue on May 26, 2021 in Bolton, England. The UK government amended earlier advice asking people to avoid non-essential travel to and from Bolton and seven other places in England experiencing spikes in Covid-19 cases. New guidance asks that people minimise travel to such places, whose local authorities were largely surprised by the initial rule change, published without fanfare on a government website on May 14. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Boris Johnson announces 'living with covid' plan for England

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock (10963111a) Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Hussein (R) and CT technician Hanan Jamal examine lung images at al-Shifaa Center in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2020. In a specialized COVID-19 hospital in Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a Chinese-donated CT scan, mobile X-ray equipment, and other medical supplies are saving lives in the front-line battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Already 400 patients have benefited from the important medical donation. TO GO WITH

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Long covid – the best thing that ever happened to functional disorders

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Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

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Purple 'superfood' tomato could finally go on sale in the US

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

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Baby boomers are the unhappiest generation in the UK

People born between 1946 and 1964 reported lower happiness than other cohorts in surveys spanning 16 years – probably because the size of the group means more competition

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We're closing in on the causes of long covid and possible treatments

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Boris Johnson announces 'living with covid' plan for England

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People opposed to abortion in the US would still help a friend get one

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Lung with switched blood type is step towards universal donor organs

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