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A magnified kidney stone displayed via a coloured scanning electron microscope

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Burst of ultrasound waves can break up kidney stones in 10 minutes

Delivering low-amplitude, high-frequency ultrasound waves could fragment a kidney stone more quickly than existing high-amplitude, low-frequency treatments

Diseased lung scan

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Drugs seem to help regenerate mouse lungs damaged by cigarette smoke

Inside a mouse pancreatic tumour and the red bits are the Listeria bacteria delivering the tetanus to the tumour cells.

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Pancreatic cancer treated in mice by loading tumour cells with tetanus

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The covid-19 pandemic isn’t over – and it won’t end any time soon

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We can all benefit from taking care of our pelvic floor – here’s how

Contraceptive pills

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Male contraceptive pill is safe and effective in tests in mice

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 21: A citizen purchases COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits for self-testing at a drug store on March 21, 2022 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images)

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Another global wave of covid-19 is beginning before the last one ended

Caenorhabditis elegans

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Microscopic worms on a chip could be trained to sniff out cancer

Stock image of an eye

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Bionic eye that mimics how pupils respond to light may improve vision

Stock image of a blind person walking with a stick

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People who are blind may use the brain’s visual cortex for movement

The brain’s visual cortex may be reorganised to control movement in people who cannot see

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AI analyses drug users’ trip reports to better understand psychedelics

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

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Australia’s Japanese encephalitis outbreak blamed on climate change

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Genetically engineered cheese bacteria may help chronic wounds to heal