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Marta Iraola Iribarren

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Avoiding these three things could add 13 years of dementia-free life

People with good vascular health may gain extra dementia-free years, new research suggests.

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Scientists create first AI-designed viruses to fight drug resistance

Researchers in the United States have used artificial intelligence to create viruses, opening pathways for new drug development and raising biosecurity fears.

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Sleep quality shapes teens' school performance, study finds

Sleep quality matters more to teenagers' grades and social lives than diet or exercise, new research shows.

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Older or younger sibling? Birth order may affect health later in life

The order in which children are born may shape their risk of developing dozens of diseases, from autism and allergies to substance abuse.

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Moderna starts human trials for Ebola vaccine amid Congo outbreak

Moderna has vaccinated the first participants in a trial for a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to battle its fastest-growing outbreak on record.

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How aeroplane wastewater could help spot the next pandemic

Testing aeroplane wastewater can detect circulating pathogens weeks earlier than traditional global pathogen surveillance allows, offering a potential early-warning tool for global outbreak preparedness, a US–UK pilot study found.

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Kids' speech patterns may reveal mental health risks, study finds

The way children talk about stressful or difficult events can predict future mental health struggles, according to a new study.

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Forget ‘proteinmaxxing’: less protein could help healthier ageing

Eating less protein may be the key to living longer and staying healthier, according to new research that challenges one of the most common assumptions about healthy living.

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HIV funding cuts risk 'unravelling decades of progress', experts warn

Without renewed commitment and action, the world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic as funding cuts threaten progress.

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Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies links smallpox to colonisation

Analysis of DNA from Chilean mummies has revealed the earliest known genome of the smallpox virus recovered from the Americas.

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Europe's youth is getting weaker, study finds

European children are in worse physical shape than at almost any point in the last 60 years, new research shows, which will have an impact on both the current and future health of this population.

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Invasive mould infections: An underreported potentially deadly threat

A new study suggests invasive mould infections are a bigger and more common health risk than previously thought.

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Europe’s heatwaves are fuelling infectious diseases, agency warns

As summers are getting longer and hotter, health experts warn that higher temperatures are creating the perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread across Europe.

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Wildfire smoke: A health emergency beyond the flames, WHO warns

Wildfire smoke from southern Europe's fires is a growing health emergency, WHO warns, and public health authorities need to do more to inform and protect the most vulnerable.

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Chicken industry is fuelling the spread of diarrhoea-causing bacteria

Industrial chicken farms are boosting the spread of gastroenteritis-causing bacteria, as the global chicken population has surged to roughly 31 billion birds, new research shows.

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Europe to miss 2030 hepatitis elimination targets

Despite years of progress, the ECDC says Europe is to miss its 2030 goal to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat, as gaps in child vaccination and inadequate reduction measures are seen across Europe.

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Could chronic financial stress be ageing your brain?

Persistent financial stress is linked to lower memory and faster brain ageing, according to a new study.

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Jet lag tips: What to eat and drink to beat travel fatigue

What you eat and drink before, during and after a flight can ease jet lag symptoms.

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Switching to electric stoves could ease asthma attacks, study finds

A simple kitchen upgrade, swapping gas for electric, may do as much for asthma sufferers as the drugs they take every day, researchers have found. The change is not a cure, but an exposure-reduction strategy that may complement existing treatments.

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Why the Congo Ebola outbreak is becoming more challenging

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain the virus amid ongoing conflict, mistrust and the absence of an approved treatment.

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