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Man who received pig heart transplant has died after pig virus found
Viral infection may explain why a pig’s heart failed months after being transplanted in a ground-breaking surgery Health 6 May…
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Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis
The jab could ward off Epstein-Barr virus, which causes glandular fever and is increasingly being linked to multiple sclerosis, lymphoma…
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Obesity drug achieves average weight loss of 24 kg in clinical trial
People who had weekly injections of a drug that mimics natural appetite-suppressing hormones lost 22.5 per cent of their body…
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Critics challenge data showing key lipids can curb inflammation
For 3 decades, biochemist Charles Serhan at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been the torch bearer for “resolution immunology”—a research…
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Safer Indoor Air, and People Want Masks on Planes and Trains: COVID Quickly, Episode 29
Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to COVID, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series. Josh Fischman: This is your fast-track update…
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Climate Change Will Boost Viral Outbreaks
Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other…
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French bulldogs are the shortest-lived dog breed in the UK
Life expectancy tables for 18 breeds show that Jack Russells are the top dogs for longevity, while French bulldogs come…
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It’s Time to Open the Black Box of Social Media
Social media platforms are where billions of people around the world go to connect with others, get information and make…
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A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years
A gigantic ocean current, which transports heat around the globe and helps regulate weather patterns throughout the North Atlantic, appears…
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Balloon detects first signs of a ‘sound tunnel’ in the sky
About 1 kilometer under the sea lies a sound tunnel that carries the cries of whales and the clamor of…
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