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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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UK to trial HPV vaccine in gay men but no plans yet for all boys

The HPV vaccine is to be offered to 40,000 men who have sex with men, but campaigners have repeated the call to offer the jab to all adolescent boys

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Not all surgeons follow checklists that prevent bad mistakes

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An early embryo - a ball of eight cells

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Blogging cells tell their stories using CRISPR gene editing

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3D CLARITY image shows neural connections from the prefrontal cortex across an entire transparent mouse brain

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See-through brains reveal memory pathways for pleasure and fear

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Plaques in the brain are behind Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer’s may be caused by brain’s sticky defence against bugs

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5 sleep disorders you didn’t know existed

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Official dietary advice on fat and sugar challenged

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Why you don’t want your boss to help with your health

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Two-way trust is needed to make the most of health data

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What does ‘natural’ mean? Time to ditch a dangerous concept

The US regulator wants to define "natural" so it can decide which foods can use the label, but the word is also abused by Greens and fans of alternative medicine

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So many reasons why sleep is too important to miss

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How much sleep do you really need?

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Can you catch up on missed sleep?

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Can you cheat the sleep system with a smart napping schedule?

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