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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

A daily multivitamin-mineral supplement may keep us sharp as we age

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A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age

Taking a commercially available multivitamin and mineral supplement for three years led to people doing better in memory and cognitive tests compared with those taking a placebo tablet

Walking with a crying baby is the faster way to encourage the infant to fall asleep

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The fastest way to soothe a crying baby, according to science

A section of a mouse brain viewed on a slide

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Quantum diamond sensor used to measure neuron activity in mouse tissue

2JMTF7C Polio virus medical science illustration, 3d rendering of poliovirus in black background.

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New York has declared a state of emergency for polio

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Altering when you consume your calories doesn’t change weight loss

Scanning electron micrograph of Lactobacillus reuteri. Lactobacillus reuteri, a probiotic bacterium

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Rheumatoid arthritis could be treated by eating probiotic bacteria

Woman is standing on bathroom scales with happy smiling face on display, over colored background, top view of feet. Weight measurement and control. Concept of healthy lifestyle, dieting and fitness

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Weight loss advice isn’t based on good evidence

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Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

Health worker giving a vaccine

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Vaccinations and past infections reduce risk of spreading covid-19

A sleeping man and woman in bed

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Some doses of blue light from screens may not affect your sleep

Blue light, which is given off by smartphone and laptop screens, is known to affect our sleep, but that might only happen at certain doses

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Legionnaires’ disease may be cause of mystery pneumonia in Argentina

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Denmark’s ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives over 16 years

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What we know about the mysterious pneumonia in Argentina

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US authorises the use of dual-variant covid-19 vaccine boosters