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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

Mice that received gut microbes from children with epilepsy on the ketogenic diet were protected from seizures. The finding suggests the microbiome is behind the diet's seizure-reducing effect

A scanning electron micrograph of neurons in the corpus striatum part of a foetal brain

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Roots of five medical conditions shown in map of the developing brain

A child in Seattle, Washington, receives a chickenpox vaccine in 2019. The US, among other countries, offers a routine chickenpox vaccine to children, unlike countries such as the UK and Denmark

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Should more countries vaccinate children against chickenpox?

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My Amazon family鈥檚 gut microbes may help us fight inflammatory disease

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Australia鈥檚 detention of child asylum seekers has harmed their health

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Genetic conflict with the fetus influences when women give birth

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Later bedtimes on weekends are linked to weight gain in children

A breast cancer tumour in a mouse

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Cancer tumours in mice shrunk thanks to oxygen-sucking battery

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Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent

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The brain may flush out its waste products after a mental workout

A fluid-filled network that clears waste products from the brain may be important in neurological conditions, but we know little about how it works

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The ageing of cells may be due to errors that harm protein production

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How long can humans live? We may not have hit the limit yet

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Banishing wrinkles could boost healthy ageing 鈥� so who pays the bill?

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We are trapped in a junk food cycle that is making us sick