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A woman flees from the polluting foam generated by a river full of waste, at the entrance of her house, in Mosquera, Colombia April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2RVT90Q4JF

Environment

Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems in Colombia

Clouds of foam containing toxic chemicals are floating through a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bogotá, and residents say they it is making them sick

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Health

How repealing Roe v Wade in the US will lead to more women’s deaths

Analysis

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Mind

Your brain may have a warning system that suppresses unwanted thoughts

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How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health

Humans

How interior design choices can boost your mental and physical health

Features

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Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

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Nerve demyelination. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a Schwann cell and a nerve fibre, showing the early collapse of its myelin sheath. Myelin (red) is an insulating fatty layer that surrounds the nerve fibre (axon, orange), increasing the speed at which nerve impulses travel. It is formed when a Schwann cell (green) wraps around the fibre, depositing layers of myelin between each coil. Demyelination occurs in nerve disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Patches (lesions) of myelin sheath are destroyed and nerve function is impaired. Magnification: x3800 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

Health

MS reversed by transplanted immune cells that fight Epstein-Barr virus

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Can a phone app really be your therapist?

Technology

Can a phone app really be your therapist?

Comment

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Health

How do we decide what counts as trauma – and have we got it all wrong?

Features

Diseased lung scan

Health

Drugs seem to help regenerate mouse lungs damaged by cigarette smoke

News

The prototype pillow expands and deflates like human lungs

Health

Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety

Prototype pillow contains an inflatable chamber that connects to an external pump and motor, enabling it to expand and deflate like human lungs

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Health

Middle-age spread isn't down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it

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The hidden cause of premature ageing: Advanced Glycation End products

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Health

Health Check newsletter: A U-turn in Caesarean policy

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Health

Lose yourself: How transcendent experiences can boost your well-being

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