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The Uncertain Future of Cold and Flu Remedies in the US

11 November 2024

Dutch Report Raises Alarm on Global Health Impacts of Climate Change

14 June 2023

Mountains of men in the Dinaric Alps-a study worthy of work in several more regions.

12 April 2017

Has the mosquito had its Day?

20 August 2016

Latest Genetic Links with Medicine.

24 December 2015

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Has the mosquito had its Day?

Has the mosquito had its Day?

The distinctive black and white colours should distinguish this dangerous spreader of disease, even if it is sub-lethal. From Florida to Fiume, viral infections of dengue and chikungunya have been...

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Latest Genetic Links with Medicine.

Latest Genetic Links with Medicine.

How would you like a self-regenerating heart? The future in some areas of medicine is encouraging, going by the effect that the study of human and other genomes has had...

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On being the right size

On being the right size

Your size may make you feel svelte and cat-like, or it could make you feel like a great lion. The fact is that it really matters! cat and lion image;...

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Spider bites and necrosis!

Spider bites and necrosis!

The close US relative of the Chilean venomous spider, Loxosceles, is figured here. The danger of severe medical problems is possibly worse where high temperatures and rapid breeding of the...

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How AIDS moved from chimpanzees and, now, gorillas.

How AIDS moved from chimpanzees and, now, gorillas.

It is not his fault. The magnificent western lowland gorilla silverback is familiar to us despite his precarious hold on life in the wild. The payback for using meat from...

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Mosquitoes have the best malaria strategy!

Mosquitoes have the best malaria strategy!

The sight of innocent egg rafts floating on water ( on the macro scale) could remind us that the insect that causes so much death and distress is guilty of...

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Do we choose senescence or eternal youth?

Do we choose senescence or eternal youth?

Never has any animal been so carefully nurtured, investigated and provided so much useful information for us. The humble and squashable fruit fly is the source of much more human...

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