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The truth about the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs

Three drugs approved for Alzheimer’s disease have been hailed as a breakthrough in treating the condition – how effective are they, and what risks and side effects do they come with?

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Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?

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Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat?

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Wildfire smoke is reversing decades of progress on clean air

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Why China's clean energy tech will determine our climate future

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Chip shortages are producing winners and losers in the AI gold rush

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

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Cancer mystery as cases rise among younger people around the world

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A protest outside the White House, Washington DC, in September 2022 urging government action for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, long covid and other infection-associated chronic conditions

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We’re starting to understand how viruses trigger chronic conditions

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How AI chatbots in search engines will completely change the internet

Moves by Google, Microsoft and Baidu to bring AI chatbots into their search engines may bring big advantages, but they could also damage many industries and change the very way we interact with the web

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Why rivers are important for everything from biodiversity to wellbeing

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

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The green tech that could help Iceland become carbon neutral by 2040

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Why are children catching so many illnesses this winter?

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