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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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Laser made from human blood could help hunt down tumours

A special dye used in medical imaging cannot emit laser light by itself, but it will if it binds to proteins found in blood

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Plaque-clearing drug shows promise in people with Alzheimer’s

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Zika vaccine trials begin – but fears remain over virus’s impact

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Smart medicine is coming of age, but will doctors bite?

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Putting healthcare first can save festival drug users from harm

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Instagram posts can reveal depression before doctors diagnose it

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Drug-induced abortion less safe in Ohio after 2011 law

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Do women sync up? No, but we can’t resist menstruation myths

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Failure of fake babies: Why it doesn’t pay to go with your gut

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Semen reshapes immune system to boost chances of pregnancy

As well as fertilising the egg, semen seems to prime a female's immune system, making it more likely that an embryo will survive

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US plan to fend off Zika with sterile mosquitoes faces catch-22

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Ultrasound brain zap wakes man from minimally conscious state

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Mind-controlled nanobots could release drugs inside your brain

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Evidence-based policy is good medicine for society’s ills

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