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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.

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    Tobacco smoking places an enormous burden on global health — around 14% of all deaths in 2019 were attributed to this habit.

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    Academic research constantly creates and disperses seeds of scientific insight.

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    Every 30 minutes, our kidneys filter all the blood in the body.

    Image: Eva Vazquez