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Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack

A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a heart attack, which may pave the way for new therapies

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Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis

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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall had intestinal parasites

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Volcano eruption may have led to the Black Death coming to Europe

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The collaborative Human Challenge study is the first in the world to perform detailed monitoring over the full course of COVID-19, from the moment a person first encounters SARS-CoV-2, throughout the infection to the point at which the virus is apparently eliminated. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Vaccine Taskforce and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), hVIVO (part of Open Orphan plc.), and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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How deliberately giving people illnesses is supercharging medicine

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Walking 3000 steps a day seems to slow Alzheimer's-related decline

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Stem cell therapy lowers risk of heart failure after a heart attack

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Men may have to exercise more than women to get same heart benefits

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Wegovy has heart health benefits even if weight loss is minimal

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

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What’s my Alzheimer’s risk, and can I really do anything to change it?

Can you escape your genetic inheritance, and do lifestyle changes actually make a difference? Daniel Cossins set out to understand what the evidence on Alzheimer’s really means for him

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Starting HRT in early menopause may reduce women's risk of Alzheimer's

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Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections?

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Florida's anti-vaccine push leads dangerous shift for US public health

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Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels – but only among women

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