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A coloured MRI scan of a healthy two-year-old's brain

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Map of how our brain changes with age could help diagnose diseases

Using more than 123,000 MRI scans from over 101,000 humans - from a 16.5-week fetus to 100 year olds - scientists have mapped how our brain changes throughout our life

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2CE12PN Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

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Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

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A child receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Paris in December 2021

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Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

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White-tailed Deer

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Humans have spread diseases to other animals many times

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High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance. High blood levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol compared to HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol are thought to raise the risk of atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls. This is a major cause of heart attack and stroke.

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Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

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Biohybrid fish

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Robofish powered by human cardiac cells gives fresh insight into heart

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Amyloid plaques

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Cell studies suggest a way sleep loss may be linked to Alzheimer’s

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Yoga session

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Doing yoga at least once a week may help to lower blood pressure

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Three kookaburras sitting on steel post with rainbow in the background

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1 in 3 birds tested at an Australian animal hospital have chlamydia

A survey of birds entering an Australian animal hospital shows a huge number of them carry chlamydia, including strains never seen before

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How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

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Antibiotic resistance killed more people than malaria or AIDS in 2019

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Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

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2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer's drug

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