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Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.

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Gut microbes interfere with Parkinson’s drug – but we could stop them

We have identified organisms in the gut that break down the main drug used to treat Parkinson's disease, a step towards making the therapy more effective

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Noise pollution can impair attainment at school

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Ethnic minority children are exposed to more noise pollution at school

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A lady enjoying a woodland

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Two hours a week spent outdoors in nature linked with better health

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Current techniques are based on the CRISPR-Cas9 complex

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Another team has used ‘jumping genes’ to upgrade CRISPR gene editing

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End the scandalous male data bias that determines women’s health

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Who should pay when medical drugs become too expensive to buy?

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How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn’t 10,000

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A drug may prevent Alzheimer鈥檚 but there are no plans to find out

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How your body processes food is only partially down to your genes

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The RTSafe 3D printed brain

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3D-printed replica heads are being used to help treat cancer patients

Radiotherapists are using 3D printed replica heads of their patients to practice performing cancer treatments and work out any kinks before doing the real thing

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A generic drug from Argentina offers cystic fibrosis families hope

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Powerful CRISPR upgrade uses ‘jumping genes’ to directly insert DNA

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Oozing white mucus from giant salamanders makes excellent medical glue

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No cancer risk from night shifts

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