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South American Sea Lions

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Researchers ‘cannot rule out’ bird flu spreading between sea lions

More than 600 sea lions have been found dead or dying on Peruvian beaches this year in the first mass mortality event of wild mammals from bird flu in South America

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A person spraying some plants

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Massive tick-killing effort fails to reduce Lyme disease cases

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When an event occurs, we have various means of measuring how long it lasted, which may be improved by moving and hearing sounds during the event

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Hearing noise and moving our body helps us gauge the passing of time

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A wearable ultrasound sensor that is roughly the size of a postage stamp creates images of the heart while the wearer exercises

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Skin patch makes ultrasound images of your heart as you move

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Rheumatoid arthritis of the hands. Coloured bilateral X-ray of the hands and wrists of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The arthritis is particularly severe in the hand at right, with several joint deformities. Rheumatoid arthritis is a degenerative autoimmune disease that mainly affects the capsule (synovium) around the synovial (flexible) joints, causing chronic inflammation. It can be a debilitating and painful condition and can lead to deformities and loss of functioning and mobility.

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A Silent Fire review: What you need to know about inflammation

Culture

Observational studies suggest that puzzles may ward off dementia, but this has not been proven

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Lifestyle may affect your dementia risk but the extent is exaggerated

Analysis

Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles

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Genetic tracking scheme for viruses could warn of dangerous outbreaks

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MRI scan of a brain

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Sneaking drugs into the brain could treat conditions like Alzheimer's

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Aedes aegypti mosquito

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Many mosquitoes are now insecticide-resistant in Vietnam and Cambodia

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Deer tick on a leaf

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Lyme disease may spread further by helping ticks survive cold winters

Ticks infected with the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease are more likely to survive winter, contributing to the spread of the disease as the world warms

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Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

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Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline but concerns linger

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Acid produced by the brain could drive disease-related psychosis

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Pre-eclampsia may raise a fetus's risk of heart disease in later life

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