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Calls to mental health helplines rose by a third in covid-19 lockdowns

Though calls for mental health services spiked by 35 per cent early in the pandemic, the proportion of people seeking help for suicidal thoughts remained the same as before the covid-19 restrictions were put in place

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A psilocybin therapy trial therapy room.

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Psilocybin therapy steps closer to credibility with largest trial yet

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Why Alzheimer’s is not a single disease – and why that matters

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Why Alzheimer’s is not a single disease – and why that matters

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Alzheimer's disease. Series of coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of an axial section through the head of a 74-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease. The front of the brain (brown) is at the top. Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease and a common cause of dementia in the elderly. It causes brain atrophy (decrease in size), shown here by the enlarged ventricle cavities (white, at centre of brain) and the widened pale blue regions. The brain shrinkage caused by Alzheimer's disease leads to memory loss, confusion, personality changes and ultimately death. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is not known and there is no cure.

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Treating Alzheimer's as having many causes may help us beat it

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Botox relieves endometriosis cramps when injected into pelvic muscles

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Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria

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Drug treatment for Lyme disease could lead to its eradication

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Coming off antidepressants risks relapse – but so does staying on them

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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

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Everyday aches: Why it’s time to take minor ailments more seriously

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Everyday aches: Why it’s time to take minor ailments more seriously

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Recommended daily health targets can save us from ourselves

Our brains are wired to choose instant pleasures over long-term health, so even imperfect recommendations of how many steps we should take or hours of sleep we need are better than none

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5 fruit and veg, 8 hours’ sleep: Should we trust daily health targets?

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Men fart more when eating a plant-based diet due to good gut bacteria

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Injected hydrogel could help regenerate damaged cartilage in joints

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Endometriosis genetic discovery may lead to new forms of treatment

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