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medicine

Bifidobacterium bacteria

Health

Diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria makeup

Metformin dramatically shifts the gut microbiome – and bacteria seem to play a key role in controlling blood sugar levels

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x-ray image of a woman's uterus and fallopian tubes

Health

Flushing fallopian tubes with poppy seed oil boosts fertility

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The Streams app

Technology

Google DeepMind NHS data deal was ‘legally inappropriate’

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UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work

Health

UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work

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Memo to whoever lands the world's top health job – do this first

Health

Memo to whoever lands the world's top health job – do this first

Comment

A colorectal cancer

Health

First timeline of a cancer tracks tumours from origin to spread

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A fish on a line

Life

Man dreams in colour for first time during cancer radiotherapy

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Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

Health

Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

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An umbilical cord

Health

Blood from human babies makes brains of elderly mice young again

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Woman drinks mixture containing ayahuasca

Health

Psychedelic drug ayahuasca improves hard-to-treat depression

The first randomised trial of a shamanistic brew from South America has found it rapidly improves mood in people with depression that is resistant to antidepressants

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Health

Fast CRISPR test easily detects Zika and antibiotic resistance

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Health

Injecting virus into brain may relieve Parkinson’s symptoms

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Humans

Oldest tooth filling was made by an Ice Age dentist in Italy

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Health

Making an art out of medical record-keeping

Culture

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