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An artificial intelligence could gauge how much pain a laboratory mouse is in based on its grimaces, potentially aiding the development of pain-relieving drugs

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AI that can see pain in a mouse’s face could aid drug development

A new artificial intelligence that monitors mice grimaces to score their pain from 0 to 8 may help researchers judge the effectiveness of a new pain-relieving treatment

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NHS ambulances at a hospital in London

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There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

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^BHormone replacement therapy.^b Close-up of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) pills in a circular dispenser. HRT pills are synthetic hormones used to treat menopausal women. They counteract the hormone deficiency that occurs at menopause. These pills contain oestrogen, and often progestogen, drugs. HRT helps to prevent ^Iosteoporosis,^i ^Iatherosclerosis^i and ^Iatrophic vaginitis^i (where the vagina becomes thin and dry). Pills are taken daily on a monthly basis to coincide with the menstrual cycle. Adverse effects include nausea, tenderness of the breasts, fluid retention and leg cramps.

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Outdated research on HRT is letting people down

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Scientists home in on genetic causes of uncombable hair syndrome

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Should you take HRT? Here’s how to think clearly about the risks

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Runner in compression socks running on road in mountains

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Compression socks may prevent nausea and loose bowels during marathons

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Soy-heavy vegan diet may reduce hot flushes in postmenopausal women

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Packets of drugs in woman's hands

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Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

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Synthetic (left) and natural (right) embryos to show comparable brain and heart formation.

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Synthetic mouse embryos with rudimentary brain grown in the lab

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A child with symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease

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A common childhood illness could be behind ‘tomato flu’ outbreak

The so-called tomato flu spreading among children in Kerala, India, is probably caused by hand, foot and mouth disease, a common childhood illness that is usually mild

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Malaria vaccine using live modified parasites shows promise in trial

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Psilocybin therapy seems to help some people give up drinking alcohol

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Most plant milks are lower in key micronutrients than cow’s milk

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

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