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women's health

An old log floating among yellow autumn leaves in a pond

Health

We now know why some poos float and others sink

Experiments with mouse and human faeces have provided the most definitive proof yet that gas-producing gut microbes are responsible for making faeces float

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The bacterium Escherichia coli

Health

Probiotic coated in nanoparticles may ease inflammatory bowel disease

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Treatment of kidney diseases at urology. Urologist palpation woman's back with kidney pain while consultation at medical clinic

Health

Low testosterone levels may protect women from kidney injury

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Exposure to high levels of light at night may be linked to certain mental health conditions

Health

Light exposure may be linked to several mental health conditions

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Health

The truth about the foods said to boost your immune system

Features

The app Nerva may ease irritable bowel syndrome symptoms

Health

Hypnotherapy app eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms in six weeks

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How to improve your digital diet for greater well-being

Mind

How to improve your digital diet for greater well-being

Features

Pain that affects the gut lining of mice may have some protective properties

Health

Gut pain may help to maintain a healthy microbiome in mice

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Health

Human hibernation sounds fanciful, but it may now be saving lives

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ACRABD A woman sitting on a bench among Autumn trees at Westonbirt Arboretum Gloucestershire UK

Health

The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition

This deep dive into what we know about long covid from Gez Medinger and Danny Altmann is welcome – but leans a little too heavily on anecdotal information

Culture

Health

Even healthy snacks could be causing hidden damage to your body

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Health

Eating in a 10-hour window may reduce the health harms of shift work

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Humans

Insomnia success suggests we need more nuanced mental health support

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Health

Married women who work during middle age are happier later in life

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