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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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A whole new type of cancer therapy helps treat liver cancer

By making a gene in the liver work harder, a completely new type of drug has shown promise for treating cases of advanced liver cancer in a small trial

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A T cell under attack from HIV

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We’re beginning to understand how some people can control HIV

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So-called ‘holy grail’ cancer test would miss thousands of cases

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Can an app tell if you have dementia years before your doctor?

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A brain

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People with big brains have a different brain structure too

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US ‘right to try’ drugs law could hurt terminally ill people

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Zhang Yanzi's Wishing Capsules

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Art that brings meaning to medicine

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Ambien can cause bizarre behaviour – but not racist tweets

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There’s no such thing as a ‘detox’ – so let’s ban the word

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Drugs that help our cells tidy up might extend lifespan

Ramping up the body’s ability to remove damaged cells has been found to stave off organ damage and cancer in mice – could a drug get the same effect in humans?

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Women aren’t being told real risks of cervical cancer screening

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Model Behaviour: How a sceptic was won over by life in the lab

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It’s time we stopped dismissing women’s health problems

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The cancer-fighting multi-organ: 9 ways the placenta is amazing

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