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The gingerbread house traces its origins to 18th-century Germany. Credit: Tatiana Gordievskaia/ Shutterstock

Gingerbread may have some surprising health benefits

15 Dec 2023

5 min read

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Norovirus causes symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea and persistent nausea. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock

There’s no norovirus outbreak in the UK – so why is a sharp rise in patients being reported?

11 Dec 2023

4 min read

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These health issues are trigged by the allergens that normally reside in live Christmas trees. Credit: voronaman/ Shutterstock

Christmas tree syndrome: why the festive evergreen can make your nose run – and what you can do about it

8 Dec 2023

4 min read

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A new study has found that nanoplastics can induce changes in the brain that are seen in Parkinson's disease. Credit: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

New research links nanoplastics to Parkinson’s and some types of dementia

7 Dec 2023

4 min read

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Gene therapy is a comparatively new and rapidly growing corner of medicine. Image: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

A new gene therapy could revolutionize the treatment of diseases like sickle cell anaemia. Here’s how

6 Dec 2023

5 min read

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Medical worker in front of a computer. Credit: Shutterstock

‘Phage therapy’ could treat some drug-resistant superbug infections, but comes with unique challenges

4 Dec 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Antimicrobial resistance

Lymphatic filariasis, often referred to as elephantiasis, is a mosquito-borne disease. Credit: Creative Solutionist from Pixabay

Patients’ beliefs about illness matter: the case of elephantiasis in rural Ghana

28 Nov 2023

5 min read

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Young boys crossing flood water on a locally made boat in Sohbatpur city, full of flood water in Sohbatpur District, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan. Credit: Gavi/2022/Asad Zaidi

A year after Pakistan’s floods, 44% of children have stunted growth. What can be done about it?

24 Nov 2023

4 min read

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Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We will soon find out

21 Nov 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts HIV Innovation

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

17 Nov 2023

4 min read

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Millicent, mother of 7, with her lastborn son Brighton at her home in Nyandhiwa area in Homabay county, Kenya. 4th October, 2023. Gavi/2023/Kelvin Juma

RTS,S vaccine pilot: 13% mortality reduction fuels hope for malaria control

7 Nov 2023

6 min read

Malaria Routine immunisation

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

6 Nov 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

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