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A microscopy image of a microgel with the protein Fas ligand on its surface

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Protein gel could help treat type 1 diabetes

The gel, which was implanted alongside a pancreatic cell transplant in monkeys with type 1 diabetes, releases a protein that kills overactive immune cells, preventing the pancreatic cells from being rejected

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Flu vaccine cuts risk of heart attack in following year by 34 per cent

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Some medicines prescribed to treat back pain may prolong the problem

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (12930620ac) A pro-choice protester disperses after a protest for Roe v Wade, in Detroit, Michigan. Pro-choice activists march through the streets of downtown Detroit, Michigan to protest a leaked document that showed that the U.S Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v Wade protest in Detroit, US - 07 May 2022

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Overturning Roe v Wade would be a disaster for public health

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

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Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

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Cross section of infertile mouse testis showing previously frozen transplanted rat germ cells and sperm. Frozen testicular tissue still viable after two decades.

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Rat testicle cells make sperm after being frozen for 23 years

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Deadly 1918 flu pandemic may be source of modern milder seasonal virus

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Some period-tracking apps sell data to third parties

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Are period-tracking apps still safe to use in the US post Roe v Wade?

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How quickly can you catch covid-19 again if you have already had it?

Since omicron became the dominant coronavirus variant, reinfections are on the rise – but it is unclear how long people can expect to be protected between bouts of covid-19

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Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells

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Why is it hard to count the number of deaths caused by the pandemic?

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Man who received pig heart transplant has died after pig virus found

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