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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.

Mini-brain organoids

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Lab-grown human mini-brains kept alive for a year by slicing them up

Human mini-brains grown in the lab soon die because oxygen and nutrients can’t penetrate to their core, but if they are sliced thinly they survive for a year

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Jar containing Botox powder

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Botox relieves endometriosis cramps when injected into pelvic muscles

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Marijuana joint in a hand

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Quick saliva test can reveal cannabis use over the past 12 hours

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The controversial new clinical trials that promise faster results

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World’s first malaria vaccine approved for use in children in Africa

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A student waits to receive a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine dose at a vaccination centre set up inside a school in Iran's capital Tehran on October 7, 2021. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Nearly every person in Iran seems to have had covid-19 at least once

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Embryo selection for IVF, light micrograph.

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IVF embryos discarded as ‘abnormal’ can actually become healthy babies

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Oral contraceptive pill

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Contraceptive pill may reduce polycystic ovary syndrome diabetes risk

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American food

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Highly processed junk food consumption is rising among US adults

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Man receives physiotherapy

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Can long covid clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?

The care situation for long covid patients in England is improving, but a winter spike in cases will put the country’s 89 specialist clinics under new pressure

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Women have been under-represented in stroke therapy trials for decades

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Bubbles in blood open the brain for world-first cancer treatment

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How mRNA is transforming the way we treat illnesses from flu to cancer

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Living sensors in our guts could provide early warnings of cancer

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