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Scented candles

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Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases

A loss of smell is a key covid-19 symptom, with researchers finding a link between increasing coronavirus cases in the US and Amazon reviews complaining a scented candle is odourless

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A microscopic view of poliovirus

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Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?

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A woman sleeping

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Sleep apnoea symptoms in post-menopausal women linked to low oestrogen

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Cancer cells. Computer illustration of cancer cells, showing the blood vessel formation providing the cells with oxygens and nutrients. The cells with their nuclei are shown in blue.

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Vaccines could usher in a precise and kinder era of cancer treatment

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Woman standing on one leg

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Does your ability to stand on one leg predict your risk of dying soon?

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Circulating breast cancer cells. Fluorescence light micrograph of a cluster of circulating tumour cells (CTCs, red) and white blood cells (green) from the blood of a patient with breast cancer. CTCs are an important focus of cancer research because they provide a key target for new treatments. By identifying the molecular adaptations and genetic mutations that allow CTCs to spread (metastasize), it may be possible to develop strategies to block metastatic cancer on a patient-by-patient basis.

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Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep

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In a laboratory experiment, proteins in a meat substitute (left) were less well absorbed by gut cells than protein from chicken breast (right)

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Protein from plant-based ‘meat’ may be less well absorbed by the body

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Personalised cancer vaccines are finally beating hard to treat tumours

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2E1NNC0 Vitamin E Softgels Spilled from a Bottle

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Vitamins and dietary supplements are a waste of money for most people

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Teenagers smoking

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Teenagers with unhealthy lifestyles age faster than healthier peers

Smoking, regularly drinking alcohol, doing little exercise and having a high BMI make teenagers age two to five weeks a year faster biologically, according to a large DNA study

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Long covid risk with omicron variant may be half what it is with delta

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Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year

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Online tool predicts impact on your life expectancy from 1800 diseases

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Vaping v smoking: Why the FDA may limit access to flavoured vapes

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