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A traveller sleeps on a bench with a suitcase at Cyprus' Larnaca International Airport on June 9, 2020. - Cyprus opened back up for international tourism on June 9, with airports welcoming visitors after an almost three-month shutdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, with a bold plan to cover health care costs for visitors. (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP) (Photo by IAKOVOS HATZISTAVROU/AFP via Getty Images)

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How to shift your circadian clock to beat your jet lag

It is possible to speed up how quickly you get over jet lag – but calculating the right way to do it based on flight times, time zones and light exposure can be tricky

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How best to catch up on rest and pay off your sleep debt

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The surprising relationship between your microbiome and sleeping well

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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy lower the risk of 42 conditions

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Why your chronotype is key to figuring out how much sleep you need

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Do we actually know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like?

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Why sleep quality is so important – and so difficult to measure

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Mind-controlled robotic arm lets people with paralysis touch and feel

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The evidence that suggests you don’t need alcohol as a social crutch

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What can we learn from a debunked theory of depression?

Rebutting the serotonin theory of depression exposed an important gap in our knowledge. But Joanna Moncrieff's new book Chemically Imbalanced takes too narrow a view of how we should react

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The science of exercise: Sticking to your New Year’s workout plan

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What’s next in the fight against malaria?

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Golden oyster mushrooms may stave off signs of ageing

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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people

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