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Traded wild animals carry 75 per cent of diseases humans can catch

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Traded wild animals carry 75 per cent of diseases humans can catch

More than a quarter of mammals bought and sold in the wildlife trade play host to three quarters of infectious diseases capable of spilling over from animals to humans

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Cattle vaccine to be trialled in England in fight against bovine TB

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Early dementia more likely to impact Black and Hispanic people in US

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Early dementia more likely to impact Black and Hispanic people in US

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Rising BMI and diabetes have stalled the decline of heart disease

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Rising BMI and diabetes have stalled the decline of heart disease

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Global plan aims to make vaccines for future pandemics within 100 days

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Global plan aims to make vaccines for future pandemics within 100 days

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A ring-tailed lemur, endemic to Madagascar

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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Colour-changing tampons could detect urinary tract infections

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Early signs of Parkinson’s disease could be spotted in the nose

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Science with Sam sleep

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Science with Sam: Why can’t we stay awake indefinitely?

We spend one-third of our lives asleep, but why is it so essential? In this episode, we explain the science of sleep and why we can’t stay awake indefinitely.

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Parasites may make dogs smell good to disease-spreading sandflies

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The placebo effect

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How to spend a trillion dollars to fix climate change and end poverty

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Contagious cancer may cause Tasmanian devils to become antisocial

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