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Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund
shutterstock. Kaushik Ramaiya, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41…
Why Big Tobacco’s attempts to rehabilitate its image are so dangerous
Big Tobacco is still alive and well, despite colossal worldwide efforts for tobacco control measures. (Shutterstock) Benoît Gomis, University of…
A dog parasite could help fight incurable cancers – what our immunotherapy research revealed
Identified in boxer dogs in 1984, the parasite Neospora caninum is harmless to humans, yet has been shown to be…
When monkeys use the forest as a pharmacy
A golden-rumped lion tamarin. Olivier Kaisin, Fourni par l'auteur Olivier Kaisin, Université de Liège Have you ever seen your cat…
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise – but there are many hurdles still to overcome
Lightspring/Shutterstock Ritchie Williamson, University of Bradford and Stuart Dickens, University of Bradford The first drug that can slow the rate…
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Mini bio-devices could help TB patients stick to their treatments
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HIV prevention: new injection could boost the fight, but some hurdles remain
Shutterstock Jessica Haberer, Harvard University While the world has focused on the COVID pandemic for nearly three years, less and…
Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier – new study
Magic mine/Shutterstock Agnieszka Lemanska, University of Surrey Every year, more than 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic…
Less burping, more meat and milk - how livestock farmers can help tackle the climate crisis
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Nigerians with vitiligo face stigma – a skin doctor calls for better support
Getty Images Umar Abdullahi, Ahmadu Bello University Vitiligo – a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin…
