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A working ECMO machine in an intensive care department

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ECMO machine

An ECMO takes over the function of the heart and lungs and is used to treat some critically ill patients.
Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

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Diet and exercise will keep your brain young – depending on your genes

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fork and measuring tape

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Diets do help you lose weight - but the benefits usually don't last

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How to get the health benefits of nature when you’re stuck inside

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How to get the health benefits of nature when you’re stuck inside

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Computer illustration of plasma cells (B-cells) secreting antibodies against viruses

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Antibodies

Can you catch the coronavirus twice? We don’t know yet

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Can you catch the coronavirus twice? We don’t know yet

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How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Humans

How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Features

The coronavirus owes its name to the crown-like projections that encircle the capsid.

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Viruses

using hand sanitiser to help avoid spreading the coronavirus

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Hand sanitiser

Crowds in London

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UK's scientific advice on coronavirus is a cause for concern

The UK government has published details of the scientific advice behind its strategies to tackle the covid-19 outbreak, but outside experts say it is missing key points and hasn't been implemented properly

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Cytokine storm

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Is your salad going to kill you?

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The World Health Organization (WHO)

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Our guts may sense sugar and low-calorie sweeteners differently

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