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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

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Pregnancy changes how hundreds of genes work in a woman’s body

Genes that alter their expression during healthy pregnancies have been identified for the first time, potentially helping us to predict at-risk pregnancies

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Why plans to achieve zero suicides might actually be counterproductive

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2019 Breakthrough Prize winners set to receive share in $22 million

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Human placenta stem cells help people recover from hip surgery

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Fasting power: Can going without food really make you healthier?

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Nicotine exposure in male mice may trigger ADHD in their offspring

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Half-hearted cannabis legalisation move leaves patients in limbo

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Wheat flour to be fortified with folic acid in the UK

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We can harness algae with magnets to deliver drugs inside our bodies

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Mice eat too much food if their great grandmother did the same

When mice are given a high-fat diet their great grandchildren are more likely to put on weight – and they show a greater than expected taste for alcohol

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Police can now use millions more people’s DNA to find criminals

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Contagion: How the world’s biggest flu pandemic makes sense as dance

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We are a step closer to making babies with same-sex genetic parents

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Medicinal cannabis will be available in the UK from next month

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