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  • Nature Outlook |

    Academic research constantly disperses seeds of scientific insight.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    Around 25,000 people die every day from ischaemic heart disease, making it by far the world’s biggest killer.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    Behind every athlete at this year’s Olympic Games stands a team of scientists tasked with ensuring competitors can safely perform to the limit of their ability. From developing training techniques to protecting sporting integrity, science has never been so important in elite sport.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    The freedom for people to have babies when they want, and not have them when they don’t want to, provides a sturdy foundation for families, and indeed societies, to thrive.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    Large numbers of people are going hungry around the world and nutritional imbalances persist between low- and high-income nations. Not only are our food systems failing society but they are damaging the planet.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    The role of an allergist has been likened to that of a detective, superior powers of observation, chance encounters and the rejection of evidence have all delivered medical breakthroughs.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    Until around 10 years ago, the prognosis for people with multiple myeloma was poor.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    Lung cancer kills about 2 million people annually — more than any other cancer. But the development of more-effective therapies and means of diagnosis provide some glimmers of hope.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    As bacteria that cause infection adapt to withstand antibiotics, the potential for antimicrobial resistance to cause a global health crisis looms large. Scientists and policymakers are working together to find ways to fight back against this threat.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    A headache is more than a passing annoyance. For people who experience migraines and cluster headaches, it can be debilitating.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    The aim of precision oncology is to develop treatments that target the molecular characteristics of an individual’s tumour. This tailored approach to cancer care could be transformative, but currently only a select few people with cancer are benefitting.

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  • Nature Outlook |

    New therapies are turning cystic fibrosis, an inherited disorder that causes a vicious cycle of mucus build-up, infection and inflammation, into a more manageable condition that people can survive into adulthood.

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