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Plaques in the brain are behind Alzheimer's

Life

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

The amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be the brain’s way of trapping invading microbes that have crossed the blood-brain barrier

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Health

5 sleep disorders you didn't know existed

Features

How mental health needs sleep – and vice versa

Health

How mental health needs sleep – and vice versa

Features

Gut bacteria influence the birth of new brain cells in mice

Life

Gut bacteria influence the birth of new brain cells in mice

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Cancel the Olympic Games in Brazil because of Zika? No way

Health

Cancel the Olympic Games in Brazil because of Zika? No way

Comment

Lethal injections under threat after US drug firm pulls plug

Health

Lethal injections under threat after US drug firm pulls plug

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Got dandruff? The bacteria living on your head might be to blame

Life

Got dandruff? The bacteria living on your head might be to blame

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Health

Having an overactive immune system may prime you for depression

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Let people most affected by gene editing write CRISPR rules

Health

Let people most affected by gene editing write CRISPR rules

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Fetal MRT scan

Health

The foundations of schizophrenia may be laid down in the womb

People who develop schizophrenia may have been born with structural changes to the brain, caused by lower levels of an important signalling molecule

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Health

Dementia incidence for over 65s has fallen drastically in UK men

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Life

Zika may bring a wave of mental health problems in future years

Comment

Health

Toxic form of tau protein foils memory formation in Alzheimer's

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Life

Giving mosquitoes chemical weapons helps keep them under control

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