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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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Bionic fingertip gives amputee a feel for different textures

An artificial fingertip has allowed Dennis Sørensen to feel fine textures for the first time since he lost his limb

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A premature baby

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Urine from premature babies could repair damaged kidneys

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E. coli bacteria found in a urine sample

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UTI bacteria use hooks to hang on inside you when you pee

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Thomas Metzinger is a philosopher at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany

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Virtual reality could be an ethical minefield – are we ready?

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A gorup of women in costumes laughing

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Shock of good news can hurt your heart as much as grief

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A field of crops

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Will biggest danger from global warming be the change in diets?

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Cancer’s penicillin moment: Drugs that unleash the immune system

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Mouse cowering in corner (depression)

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Anti-inflammatory drugs can fix some signs of depression in mice

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Protestors demonstrate to keep abortion clinics open

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US Supreme Court to hear case on restrictive Texas abortion law

The Court will consider whether to uphold a Texas law that requires abortion clinics to close unless they meet stringent building regulations, among other criteria

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Zika virus likely to cause paralysing Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Doctors must be ready to defy harmful asylum laws

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Artificial tail-less sperm is the best test-tube sex cell yet

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Push for natural birth a dangerous flaw in UK maternity review

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