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Athletes may have higher risk of concussion on artificial grass

An analysis of different outdoor playing surfaces suggests that falls on artificial turf may pose a greater concussion risk than natural grass

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Smoking and our body mass index may cause more than 200 medical conditions

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Smoking and body mass are together linked to 226 medical conditions

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Even healthy snacks could be causing hidden damage to your body

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International rugby union players face higher risk of dementia

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Eating in a 10-hour window may reduce the health harms of shift work

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How hacking your metabolism can help you burn fat and prevent disease

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How hacking your metabolism can help you burn fat and prevent disease

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Fewer than expected boys were born in England and Wales three months after lockdown was introduced

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Fewer boys born in England and Wales in early stage of the pandemic

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Geneticist Svante Pääbo has been awarded a Nobel prize for his work on evolutionary genetics

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Nobel prize awarded for study of human evolution using ancient DNA

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So-called SuperAgers maintain an exceptionally sharp memory into their eighties and above

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'Superagers' with sharp memories in their 80s have larger neurons

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Uganda struggles to contain Ebola variant with no approved vaccine

More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine

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Genetic test for cancer is less accurate for Black and Asian people

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Air pollution raises our risk of a stroke and its later complications

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Alzheimer’s drug results are promising – but not a major breakthrough

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Dangerous fungal lung infections could be treated with CAR T-cells

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