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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

How long you live and how well you age rests on many factors beyond your control, but the discovery that gut microbes play a key role means what you eat can make a difference

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Everyday aches: Why it’s time to take minor ailments more seriously

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Everyday aches: Why it’s time to take minor ailments more seriously

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5 fruit and veg, 8 hours’ sleep: Should we trust daily health targets?

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5 fruit and veg, 8 hours’ sleep: Should we trust daily health targets?

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Recommended daily health targets can save us from ourselves

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Veggie Bowl over Coconut Quinoa

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Men fart more when eating a plant-based diet due to good gut bacteria

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Injected hydrogel could help regenerate damaged cartilage in joints

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Endometriosis under a microscope

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Endometriosis genetic discovery may lead to new forms of treatment

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Not to be used for advertising or in a defamatory context MODEL RELEASED. Kidney dialysis patient monitoring herself while in hospital undergoing dialysis for a kidney disorder. The tube (cannula) in her arm is taking blood to and from a dialysis machine. Kidney dialysis (haemodialysis) is used for those with reduced or failing kidney function. A machine is used to remove waste and excess water from the blood, a function normally served by the kidneys. Photographed in the UK.

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Kidney test adjustment based on ethnicity cut from UK medical guidance

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People living in dense UK cities are more likely to feel lonely

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Thin-air therapy: The unexpected medical benefits of hypoxia

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Thin-air therapy: The unexpected medical benefits of hypoxia

Our organs and cells die without enough oxygen, but in some instances, hypoxia may actually hasten the healing process – and even help people to lose weight

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Eight reasons why the UK's coronavirus cases appear to be falling

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Legal lead levels in US tap water may harm people with kidney disease

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These streets aren't made for walking: Why sidewalks need a rethink

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The gender pain gap has gone on for too long – it's time we closed it

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