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Two people with lower body paralysis can walk further after receiving electrical stimulation to the injured area of their spine

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Zapping specific neurons helps people walk again after spinal injury

Nine people with lower body paralysis improved in their ability to walk after receiving electrical stimulation to the spine, with researchers then mapping the neurons that seemed to have promoted this recovery

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Liver disease deaths in England and Wales are up since pandemic began

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Treatment of kidney diseases at urology. Urologist palpation woman's back with kidney pain while consultation at medical clinic

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Low testosterone levels may protect women from kidney injury

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What age do you really become an adult? And why it’s vital to know

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Our balance naturally declines with age, making serious falls more likely to occur

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A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

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Vaginal immune activity increases after having sex for the first time

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Respiratory syncytial virus - viral vaccine under research

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When will a vaccine for RSV be available in the US?

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Exposure to high levels of light at night may be linked to certain mental health conditions

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Light exposure may be linked to several mental health conditions

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The truth about the foods said to boost your immune system

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Volunteers act as a shield from anti-abortion demonstrators at the Hope Clinic For Women in Illinois

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Abortions are up 11 per cent in US states where it is still legal

Since the US Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, the number of abortions performed in the US has declined overall but increased in states where the procedure is still legal

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Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia linked to invasive mosquito from Asia

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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

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Vaccines that prolong the immune response may give better protection

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Appetite-suppressing probiotic helps overweight people lose weight

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