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Lung tissue samples from mice, showing the nuceli of cells (blue), cancerous cells (green) and markers of proliferation (magenta)

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Covid-19 and flu may reawaken dormant cancer cells in the lungs

Mice with a handful of cancerous cells in their lungs experienced a 100-fold increase to this number after being infected with swine flu

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Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you

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Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner’s life

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Our brain’s mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep

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Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy

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Simple skincare routine could stop babies developing eczema

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How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants

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The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19

The covid-19 pandemic changed our lives, and the world, in many ways - and now we are starting to understand its wider neurological effects

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Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases

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Four-day working week may boost our health and performance at work

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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50

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Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause

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