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Rare mutation hints gene editing could prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Two people with a mutant version of a gene variant – APOE4 – linked to Alzheimer’s showed no signs of dementia, indicating that gene editing to mimic the effect may work against the condition

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Blood test could tell if a fever is due to infection or other diseases

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Amyloid plaques in the brain of someone with Alzheimer's disease. The condition has also been linked to too much cholesterol in brain cells, slowing brain signalling

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Gene variant that raises Alzheimer's risk may boost fertility in women

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Why consumer tests for risk of Alzheimer’s have potential downsides

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Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at-risk people

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Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer's in at-risk people

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Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

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First RSV treatment for infants and children approved in US

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Parkinson's disease: Exercise may stop crucial neurons from degrading

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A small number of people in Florida and Texas have contracted malaria

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What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

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Plague first came to Britain from Europe at least 4000 years ago

DNA from Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Death, has been found in the teeth of three people who lived in Britain during the Bronze Age

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

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People with partial resistance to Alzheimer’s could inspire new drugs

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New drug donanemab slows cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's

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Surprising culprit found that killed 95% of a sea urchin population

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