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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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Can we ‘vaccinate’ ourselves against stress?

A traditional vaccine primes the immune system to build better defences. Researchers think we can do something similar to increase our resilience to the pressures and worries of life

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Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness

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Can you determine your personalised stress score?

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Brushing your teeth in hospital could prevent catching a bad infection

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Our dreams become more emotive and symbolic as we approach death

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People are refusing transfusions from donors vaccinated against covid

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Beef is making a comeback – does it fit into a healthy diet?

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Antioxidant in mushrooms may target uterus cells to ease period pain

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From autism to migraines, birth order may have wide-reaching effects

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Urban living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems to be higher in industrialised societies, which could have big implications for our health

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CAR T-cell therapy takes woman from bedridden to ‘perfectly fine’

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Mysterious ‘compound X’ clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain

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Migraines could be treated by ramping up the brain’s cleaning system

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Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

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