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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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Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment

A woman with age-related macular degeneration seems to have had her vision stabilised thanks to a transplant of retinal cells generated from her skin

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Bags of donor blood for transfusions

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O my! Paper strip test determines blood type in just 30 seconds

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Neuroleaks: The secret dialogue between brain and body

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gene label

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Backyard gene editing risks creating a monster

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politicians

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A sixth of Americans to lack health insurance by 2026

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Earth

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genes

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Mosaic problem stands in the way of gene editing embryos

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A young child getting an injection

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Australia wants to ban unvaccinated children from preschool

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Snus is a tobacco product available in Sweden, but banned elsewhere in Europe

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Swedish men on target to be first to completely stub out smoking

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Becoming a parent may add a year or two to your life

Tracking 1.4 million people has found that having children increases life expectancies by around 1.5 years – perhaps because adult children help elderly parents

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More people could benefit from BRCA breast cancer drugs

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When I try to imagine my girlfriend’s face, I draw a blank

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People with no mind’s eye may help us boost our creativity

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Environment

Maize engineered to silence deadly toxins in poisonous mould

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