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How will the UK鈥檚 Universal Credit cut affect the health of children?

The scientific evidence is clear that poverty has wide-reaching harmful effects on children, but we鈥檙e only just beginning to understand the mechanisms of how this happens

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Auckland's strict lockdown will start to ease on 6 October

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Why is New Zealand seemingly giving up on its zero-covid strategy?

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Sexual desire may be triggered by gentle touch sensors in your skin

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Sarah works in her community garden on Saturday, September 25, 2021. PHOTOS BY JOHN LOK / for UCSF

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Woman鈥檚 depression treated by an implant responding to brain patterns

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Knee osteoarthritis

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Lubricating arthritic knees with synthetic fluid may help tissue heal

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David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021.

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Medicine Nobel awarded for explaining how we sense heat and touch

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Breast cancer cells

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First map of proteins in tumour cells pinpoints cancer therapy targets

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Coming off antidepressants risks relapse 鈥� but so does staying on them

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A vaccination clinic at an elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, in April.

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Prioritising covid vaccines for people of colour may have saved lives

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Japan 2011 earthquake and tsunami linked to increased risk of dementia

People aged 65 years or over who lost their homes in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami typically saw an increase in their rate of cognitive decline

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The stem cell revolution isn’t what you think it is

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Should you get a covid vaccine booster shot if you’re offered one?

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

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DNA markers reveal if you shared a womb with twin that didn’t survive

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