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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.

Electron micrograph of polycistic ovaries

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Cause of polycystic ovary syndrome discovered at last

Polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects one in five women, seems to be caused by a hormonal imbalance. An IVF drug may fix this, and will be trialled soon

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Measles cases in England are up 65 per cent on last year

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A woman eating a very large sandwich

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Eating all your meals before 3pm could be good for your health

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Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat

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Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

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People drinking non-alcoholic drinks

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Doing Dry January lowers cancer-promoting proteins in your blood

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AI is now better than humans at spotting signs of cardiac arrest

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Hope for herpes vaccine after it wipes out virus in monkeys

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Evading death and mind-uploading: The ambition of transhumanism

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Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

What makes exceptional people? Will we need those extreme abilities in future? An unusual book maps the territory, linking individual stories to science

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Creative people are 90 per cent more likely to get schizophrenia

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Ketamine ingredient improves severe depression in large trial

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Your bones contain crystals shaped like fingers and hands

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Environment

People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result

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