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Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease

Getting older is a fact of life, but there are promising signs that we may be able to intervene to slow – and possibly even stop – the molecular processes that lead to numerous age-related conditions

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MORCAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Despite inclement weather pensioners raise a happy smile as they perform the famously British dance of comedians Morcambe and Wise next to a statue of Eric Morcambe, at Morcambe Bayon June 22, 2006, in Morcambe, England. Confidence & Happiness specialist, Scientist Cliff Arnall from the University of Cardiff has identified June 23, 2006 as being the happiest day of the year. His calculations were based on outdoor activity, nature, social interaction, childhood summers, positive memories, temperature and holidays. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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World’s first RSV vaccine approved in the US for older adults

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MRSA could be prevented with genetically engineered antibodies

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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1900: Giovanni Grewembroch - XVIII century. Manuscript: Doctor in Venice at the time of the plague. Watercolor. (Photo By DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/De Agostini via Getty Images)

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Pathogenesis review: How infectious diseases have moulded civilisation

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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DNA molecule. Polygenic tests can reveal your future risk of many diseases

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New DNA tests predict your disease risk – are we ready for them?

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Norovirus outbreak: Why is the number of cases in England so high?

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Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles

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Genetic tracking scheme for viruses could warn of dangerous outbreaks

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Aedes aegypti mosquito

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Many mosquitoes are now insecticide-resistant in Vietnam and Cambodia

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When will a vaccine for RSV be available in the US?

The US has seen a huge surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, mostly in young children. Two companies aim to make vaccines for children and elderly people available next year

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Respiratory syncytial virus - viral vaccine under research

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Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia linked to invasive mosquito from Asia

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17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual autopsy'

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Dangerous fungal lung infections could be treated with CAR T-cells

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Infections that need hospital treatment may increase Alzheimer’s risk

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