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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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Exposure to insecticide DDT linked to having a child with autism

Although DDT has been banned for decades in many countries, exposure to its breakdown products may be influencing whether mothers have autistic babies

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An opt-out organ donor system might actually lead to fewer transplants

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No contraceptive is perfect, but can you trust apps to stop pregnancy?

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Don’t restrict women’s contraception rights through moral panic

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Doctors will grow human tissue on the International Space Station

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Sticking brain cells together with glue could boost and protect memory

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There is no evidence that the weedkiller glyphosate causes cancer

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Gluten-free dogs? Pets deserve better than this evidence-free fad

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Tight underwear really is linked to lower sperm counts in men

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Inducing labour at 39 weeks leads to fewer emergency Caesareans

It has been thought that inducing labour leads to more C-sections, but a study of over 6,100 women suggests this isn’t the case when induced at 39 weeks

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Ecstasy-like drugs might relieve social difficulties in autism

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This man spent months alone underground – and it warped his mind

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Why allergies aren’t nuts at all

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Allergy explosion: What causes allergies and how to avoid them

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