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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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Children who sleep less may age faster at a cellular level

The less sleep kids get, the shorter the telomeres that cap off their chromosomes are – a sign of ageing that has been linked to cancer and heart disease

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Real reform must follow ruling on flawed NHS-DeepMind data deal

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Google DeepMind’s NHS data deal ‘failed to comply’ with law

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Blood doping: Were Armstrong and Russia wasting their time?

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Old brains can’t hear similar sounds but a drug can change that

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The way we run protects our upper bodies but our legs suffer

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People with higher IQs are more likely to live to their 80s

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Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

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Old Scientist: Want something new to worry about?

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Senate bill could leave 22 million more without health insurance

US senate leaders are attempting to replace Obama's Affordable Care Act with a controversial bill that could leave millions more people without health insurance

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Women need a rosy outlook? Then give us reason to be optimistic

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Why your real age may be older – or younger – than your years

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Research on male animals prevents women from getting best drugs

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Living near noisy roads could make it harder to get pregnant

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