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mental health

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Earth

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Mary Halton reflects on how books on forecasting, rock-reading and the grisly world of Victorian medicine highlight how we have always relied on those in the know

Culture

teens on phones

Health

Is modern life making today's teenagers more depressed?

Insight

Angry woman

Health

Brain-zap therapy may throw people with depression into a rage

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Gamers

Technology

Gaming addiction probably isn’t a real condition, study suggests

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What drove the WHO to make Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador?

Health

What drove the WHO to make Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador?

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Mugabe

Health

WHO reverses decision to elect Robert Mugabe as ambassador

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A woman holding her lower back in pain

Health

Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids

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surgery to confirm endometriosis

Health

A home test kit may let you diagnose endometriosis years earlier

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A woman in a dark room

Health

Self-harming has risen dramatically among UK teenage girls

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A hand hovering on a lightswitch

Health

Four brain genes help explain obsessive compulsive disorder

OCD has been linked to genes active in a brain circuit involved in learning and decisions. The finding may help explain why the condition can run in families

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Earth

How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking

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Health

Sex addiction isn’t an illness, treating it as one is a bad idea

Analysis

Earth

Air pollution blamed for 500,000 early deaths in Europe in 2014

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Technology

Smartphone lets you see round corners by light flicker on floor

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