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Carbon monoxide foam in the rectum eases bowel disease in mice

It's best known as a deadly poison, but in low doses, carbon monoxide can have therapeutic benefits for conditions like inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. Now, researchers may have found a way to deliver the treatment safely in a foam

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Advising alcohol abstinence in pregnancy may do more harm than good

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How readily should we swallow the idea of diets that delay ageing?

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3D graphical representation of a single Norovirus virion

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We may have misunderstood how norovirus and other gut viruses spread

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What’s next for the gene-edited children from CRISPR trial in China?

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Intermittent fasting linked to better gut and liver function in mice

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What overturning Roe v Wade means for life-saving abortion exemptions

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A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life

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A person waits at a drive-in covid-19 PCR test site in Miami, Florida, in May

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Covid-19: What are the risks of catching the virus multiple times?

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Computer artwork showing how irritable bowel syndrome affects the digestive tract

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Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

Two-thirds of people with IBS who received a stool transplant from a donor with a healthier mix of gut microbes had fewer symptoms and better quality of life three years later

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Coming off methotrexate doubles antibody levels after covid-19 vaccine

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26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

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Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar

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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?

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