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Twisted brain lobes could make depression more likely

Health

Twisted brain lobes could make depression more likely

Having the occipital lobes at the back of your brain curled around each other could make you more susceptible to depression

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Bullying raises risk of cardiovascular disease

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Bullying raises risk of cardiovascular disease

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Nigerian schoolgirls could be exchanged for prisoners

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Nigerian schoolgirls could be exchanged for prisoners

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Health

Rebirth of psychiatry will be slow and painful

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Psychiatry's scientific reboot gets under way

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Psychiatry's scientific reboot gets under way

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Weird thought-generator: How society's fears shape OCD

Health

Weird thought-generator: How society's fears shape OCD

Features

Protein that shrinks depressed brains identified

Health

Protein that shrinks depressed brains identified

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Shakespeare: The godfather of modern medicine

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Shakespeare: The godfather of modern medicine

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First in-depth mammal brain map to reveal neural blips

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First in-depth mammal brain map to reveal neural blips

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Stuff: The psychological power of possessions

Life

Stuff: The psychological power of possessions

We invest emotion and memories in our possessions, giving them deep meaning, but that doesn't necessarily make us happy – it may drive us slightly mad

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Health

Stem cells offer clue to bipolar disorder treatment

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Biggest ever autism study probes environmental links

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Life

Why our brains work better with age

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Health

Virtual reality therapy cures fears and phobias

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