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Neanderthals sat round a campfire with bits of meat hanging up in the foreground

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Neanderthals may have medicated with penicillin and painkillers

DNA extracted from dental plaque suggests our extinct cousins could self-medicate and they shared mouth bacteria with humans, perhaps transmitted by kissing

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Brain scan of person with Alzheimer's disease

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Autoimmune disorders linked to an increased risk of dementia

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Gene therapy ‘cures’ boy of blood disease that affects millions

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To advance science we need to think about the impossible

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Putting you under: When anaesthesia goes wrong

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Anaesthesia: What really happens when the lights go out

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Trump may be very flawed but that doesn't make him mentally ill

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Screening soldiers doesn’t protect them from mental illness

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NHS to start prescribing health apps that help manage conditions

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Metabolic switch may bring on chronic fatigue syndrome

CFS, also known as ME, may be caused by the body switching from fully breaking down carbohydrates to using other energy sources, bringing on pain and exhaustion

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Amputees control virtual prosthetic arm using nerve signals

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Blood test could catch pancreatic cancer before it’s too late

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Drug stops nasty chemotherapy side effects in mice with cancer

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