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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

It is still unclear what is behind a worrying surge in cases of liver disease among young children in several countries, but a lack of social mixing during lockdowns could be a factor

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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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­­Oscar-winning actors live longer than unsuccessful nominees

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KD738R Elderly overweight man

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People over 80 with ‘overweight’ BMI may have lower mortality rates

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An older couple kissing

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

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

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D7MNDD Neural network, artwork

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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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LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 29: A mask-clad Nova Medical School final-year student gives a woman a blood glucose test to check possible diabetes at a screening post in Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Nova Medical School final-year students perform free cardiovascular screening, hypertension, diabetes and obesity check-ups to passers-by in a joint project with Lisbon's Areeiro Parish (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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

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Antibiotic-resistant acne could be treated by phage therapy

The bacterium that causes acne is becoming resistant to antibiotics, but a study in mice suggests that adding viruses to acne treatments can restore their effectiveness

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Women in a 19th-century Dutch farming village didn’t breastfeed

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Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Buckyball-shaped scaffold makes stem cell tissue grow faster

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Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against ‘super-gonorrhoea’

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