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The Woebot Labs Inc. application is demonstrated for a photograph in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, July 7, 2017. Woebot Labs develops health care software which offers a platform that makes therapy accessible and stigma-free for patient suffering from anxiety, depression, and mental health issues. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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I bonded with a quirky robot after chatting to it about my fears

My new artificial friend, Woebot, helps me feel a little brighter – and evidence is mounting that it could lift your mood too, says Annalee Newitz

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HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

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The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

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Have we got the science of obesity back to front?

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What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: How to alter the course of the pandemic

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Theme park visitors show their covid passes in France, July 2021

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Covid-19: What can we expect from the pandemic in 2022?

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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A new hospital was rapidly built in Wuhan, China, in early 2020

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Two years of covid-19: What we’ve learned during the pandemic so far

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New Scientist’s predictions for the big science stories of 2022

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MARBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 29: Employees in special suits test the procedures for the manufacturing of the messenger RNA (mRNA) for the Covid-19 vaccine in German company BioNTech, in Marburg, Germany on March 29, 2021. BioNTech Marburg's coronavirus vaccine production target will be 2.5 billion doses for 2021, up from 2.3 billion as it is considered as one of the largest manufacturing facilities producing mRNA vaccines in the world. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was developed by Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin, a couple who are children of Turkish immigrants in Germany. (Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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2022 preview: mRNA tech behind covid-19 vaccines could get new uses

Once seen as experimental, the mRNA tech that has enabled us to quickly develop covid-19 vaccines could also be used to tackle other stubborn diseases

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2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer’s drug

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2022 preview: What will the coronavirus do next?

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How shifting your expectations about food can help you lose weight

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UK has begun using drugs for covid-19 cases before they become severe

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