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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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Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

People have been found to experience stronger side effects when a treatment looks more expensive, according to a study of the nocebo effect

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Your 鈥榬isk intelligence鈥� decides how much of a daredevil you are

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Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain

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Old 51动漫: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we鈥檝e cried

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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

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Buyer beware: Should genomic firms resell your data?

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The US will not ban guns so must learn how to live with them

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Our braininess may have evolved thanks to less sticky neurons

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We’ve finally seen how the sleeping brain stores memories

For the first time, scans of sleeping people have shown how memories are moved in the brain, and suggest that the first hours of shut-eye are key for memory

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WHO launches bold plan to slash cholera deaths by 90 per cent

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Artificial organs used in operations without approval for humans

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We鈥檙e nearly ready to use CRISPR to target far more diseases

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Medicine Nobel for scientists who unpicked our body clocks

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