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Mexico’s sugary-drink tax was all fizz for very little pop

A much-heralded tax on sugary drinks in Mexico has had only a modest impact and shows much more is needed to turn the tide of obesity, says Tom Sanders, emeritus professor of nutrition and dietetics

Opinion

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Meet the young women leading the way in Ethiopia’s TB fight

News
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Busting the baby brain myth: Why motherhood makes minds sharper

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Strangers within: Meet the other humans who live in your body

Features

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Women can ‘grow’ their own IVF embryos with in-body incubator

News

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We breathe in more bugs from our tap water than from our toilets

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Smart guns and mental health checks needed to slash gun violence

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Memory recall works twice as fast as the blink of an eye

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Women in Oregon can now get the pill over the counter

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Smartwatch app detects epileptic seizures and texts a warning

After his wife had an unexpected seizure, programmer Ryan Clark wrote an app for her smartwatch to detect those characteristic movements and send a warning text

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Vaping really isn’t as harmful for your cells as smoking

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Why we need to go on talking about trauma

Culture

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Mining the hidden treasure of the world’s unknown bacteria

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Taboo shouldn’t stop us from postponing the menopause

Opinion