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Obesity drug achieves average weight loss of 24 kg in clinical trial

People who had weekly injections of a drug that mimics natural appetite-suppressing hormones lost 22.5 per cent of their body weight on average

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Molecule of DNA, double helix, 3D illustration. Genetic mutation and genetic disorders

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A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer

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Bill Gates speaks during All In WA: A Concert For COVID-19 Relief on 24 June 2020 in Washington.

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How to Prevent the Next Pandemic review: Bill Gates鈥檚 timely blueprint

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Vegetarian children are slightly more likely to be underweight

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Neuroblastoma cells: nuclei are stained in red, microfilaments are in green and in blue

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We may know why some childhood cancers resolve on their own

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Adenovirus structure, computer illustration showing the surface structure of the viruss outer protein coat (capsid). Many adenoviruses infect the respiratory tract, causing common cold-like symptoms, and also infect the eyes and gut, particularly in children. The yellow protrusions are known as penton fibres and are found at each of the 12 vertices of the capsid. Each fibre is tipped with proteins, which allow the virus to enter its target cell.

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Hepatitis: Adenovirus is prime suspect in mystery outbreak in children

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A light micrograph of plaques in someone with lupus

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Discovery of a genetic cause of lupus could lead to new treatments

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Katharine Hepburn in the 1981 film On Golden Pond, for which she won Best Actress at the Oscars aged 74

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颅颅Oscar-winning actors live longer than unsuccessful nominees

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People over 80 with 鈥榦verweight鈥� BMI may have lower mortality rates

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A third of people aged over 70 are sexually active, survey reveals

Researchers asked 511 people aged 70 or over who lived in Belgium how sexually active they had been in the past year

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Covid-19 vaccines don’t affect success of fresh embryo transfer IVF

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Artificial nerve cells have been made in the lab

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CRISPR nanocapsule limits growth of aggressive brain tumours in mice

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Is covid-19 causing a global surge of diabetes cases?

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