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A transmission electron micrograph of Staphylococcus epidermidis, one of two bacteria associated with a loss of collagen in older women

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Your skin microbiome may influence the wrinkles you develop with age

Certain bacteria have been linked with a loss of collagen, the protein that gives youthful skin a smooth appearance. Better understanding the role of these bacteria in wrinkles and skin sagging could lead to new anti-ageing treatments

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HIV (green) infecting an immune cell

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Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment

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A woman partially paralysed by stroke was able to use utensils to eat independently after spinal cord stimulation

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Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement

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More than half of the women in a study reported having moderate to severe cravings for food like chocolate during their menstrual cycle

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Why chocolate cravings strike a week or two before a menstrual period

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In severe cases, Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause pneumonia and serious blood infections

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Covid-19 pandemic tied to antibiotic resistance in pneumonia bacterium

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2JK2T3W Illustration of the Marburg virus, a tubular RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus which belongs to the Filoviridae family. It is responsible for Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms includefever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage.

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about the disease outbreak

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Image of blood vessels in a mouse brain with an the inset picture showing fluorescent microbubbles that have been directed with ultrasound

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Microbots tracked while navigating through a living mouse’s brain

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A dead pelican, possibly infected with bird flu, in Lima, Peru, in December 2022

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How prepared is the world for a pandemic of bird flu in people?

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Male birth control drug is 100 per cent effective in mice

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Gene-edited wheat field trial harvesting

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Gene-edited wheat reduces levels of cancer risk chemical when cooked

Field trials show that a form of wheat developed using CRIPSR gene editing produces lower levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures

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Why the vaginal microbiome may be key to treating bacterial vaginosis

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Covid-19 vaccines added to routine immunisation schedule in US

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Massive tick-killing effort fails to reduce Lyme disease cases

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Inhaled powder that coats airways can block coronavirus infection

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