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DRC: Fighting resumes in the East amid deadly Ebola crisis
Heavy fighting between the Congolese army and rebels has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as health workers continue to…
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Ageing isn’t the same everywhere – why inflammation may be a lifestyle problem
The Orang Asli age differently. Azami Adiputera/Shutterstock.com For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart disease, dementia…
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Hantavirus: here’s what you need to know about the infection that killed Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead, along with their pet dog,…
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Gout used to be an affliction of royalty but is now a disease of the masses
Toe with gout inflammation PJjaruwan/Shutterstock “The Queen’s had an attack of gout! Hurry!” So exclaimed the crotchety Mrs Meg in Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, in…
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Breast cancer: new study reveals real risk of the disease if you have genetic mutation
In 2013, actress Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed where she revealed she’d undergone a double mastectomy. Although Jolie didn’t have breast cancer, a genetic test…
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Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery
Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a…
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AI Analysis will Predict Future Disease from Bone Density Scans
Researchers have used machine learning to assess bone density scans for calcification in the aorta, the body’s main artery. They say their method could be…
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