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Sunbathing may have similar effects to drug addiction

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Sunbathing may have similar effects to drug addiction

A study in mice suggests exposure to UV light might be addictive, which could explain some people's compulsion to tan despite the health risks

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Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time

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Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time

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Too much information: Better health from big data

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Too much information: Better health from big data

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Refugees forced to return to Syria for cancer treatment

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Refugees forced to return to Syria for cancer treatment

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Immune-boosting drug shows promise against lung cancer

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Scrapping breast cancer screening is the right move

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Shared trial data may identify at-risk cancer patients

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Game developers use entertainment to boost cancer therapy

Game developers use entertainment to boost cancer therapy

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Mammogram risks raise doubts about blanket screening

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Mammogram risks raise doubts about blanket screening

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Map of how DNA controls cells may boost gene therapies

The clearest map yet of how genes and cells work together has been created – it could lead to therapies that better target disease-causing mutations

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Catching cancer: The riveting quest for a killer virus

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UV wristband helps you get vitamin D without sunburn

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I can has cheezburger? Protein cancer risk overblown

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Curry cure: Chillies are the hot new thing in medicine

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