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    Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the world.

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    Birds do it. Bees do it. Babies do it less than their frazzled parents would like. But sleep remains a mysterious process.

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    Most people experience the world through a wide array of senses, but it is vision that is valued the highest.

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    People spend much of their lives trying to soothe physical pain.

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    The pursuit of academic knowledge can be its own reward. But for many researchers, the ultimate payback from their ideas and insights comes from forming a company to commercialize them.

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    A diagnosis of cancer still strikes fear into many people.

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    Water is a precious resource for life, and its availability and quality have become increasingly important in the face of growing populations and climate change.

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    The trillions of microbes that live in and on our bodies could light paths to better health.

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    Every parent fears the onset of the cold-like symptoms caused by the common respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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    Working out what ails a person is a founding principle of modern medicine. And as treatments improve and become more tightly targeted, access to a precise and rapid diagnosis is more important than ever.

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    Malaria incidence and mortality rates have hardly changed since 2015.

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    Nearly two billion people are affected by at least one of the conditions known collectively as neglected tropical diseases.