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Summer surge: why Covid-19 isn't yet seasonal

Covid-19 doesn't follow normal seasonal patterns, like other respiratory viruses – waves of infection can happen at any time of year. Every July...

21.07.2024 30

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The 'gene deserts' unravelling medical mysteries

Mutations in these regions of so-called "junk" DNA are increasingly being linked to a range of diseases, from Crohn's to cancer. Ever since the Human...

26.06.2024 30

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David Cox

Could Long Concussion help solve Long Covid?

There are striking parallels between the two syndromes – and scientists hope the link could help to unravel the mysteries of both. Midway through...

06.06.2024 30

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Why are girls starting puberty earlier?

New research shows that girls in the US are getting their first periods earlier. Exposure to toxic air is partly to blame. For several decades,...

05.06.2024 9

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What happens when you stop weight-loss drugs?

Weight-suppressant drugs have helped millions to lose weight. But once they're stopped, people tend to regain most of what they shed. What does this...

21.05.2024 20

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How Covid-19's symptoms have changed

With a new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus causing a spike in cases, it is demonstrating just how much the disease has changed since the pandemic...

13.05.2024 40

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