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Gwyneth Paltrow

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Goop Lab on Netflix shows how easy it is to fall for bad science

Instead of turning off Gwyneth Paltrow’s new alternative health Netflix series The Goop Lab, we should watch it for lessons in how to spot bad science, says Clare Wilson

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Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US

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Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

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Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life

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Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real – and may be on the rise

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Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger PTSD and depression

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A surgeon connects a liver to the machine

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Machine seems to repair human livers and keep them alive for a week

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Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on

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Inflammatory joint pain

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23andMe has sold the rights to develop a drug based on its users’ DNA

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Mysterious illness outbreak in China seems to be caused by a new virus

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Mysterious illness outbreak in China seems to be caused by a new virus

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The psychology behind the placebo effect just got stranger

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The psychology behind the placebo effect just got stranger

Placebo drugs can relieve pain, particularly if people taking them are told how they work. Now it seems you don’t need detailed explanations to get the benefits

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Illusion involving fake poo and rubber hand tested on people with OCD

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UK’s Vagina Museum busts myths with surgery tales and glitter tampons

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Humans

Don’t Miss: tiny tech, a girl at the end of time and a mental mystery

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Why walking your way to better health isn't all about step counting

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