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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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Preventing Big Cannabis: How to nip marijuana lobby in the bud

A powerful lobby could be an unintended consequence of legalising the drug. Could Canada's regulatory approach ensure public health comes before profit?

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bottles of pills

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Don鈥檛 judge drug funding on political grounds

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astronauts

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Space travel’s mental health toll could endanger long missions

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Thousands of birds to be culled in France to stop bird flu

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Antibacterials are added to some soaps, detergents, skincare products and household cleaner

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What are antibacterial agents and should we avoid using them?

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Attack of the household products: Hygiene鈥檚 hidden risks

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Dishing the dirt: How clean does your home really need to be?

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Gloved hand holding glass dish containing little balls of tissue

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Mini-brains made from teeth help reveal what makes us sociable

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Hand holding PrEP pill

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Massive drop in London HIV rates may be due to internet drugs

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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) uses electrodes to send a current across the brain

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Zapping the brain really does seem to improve depression

Can stimulating the brain with electricity really make you better? Many are sceptical, but an analysis now suggests it can help with depression and addiction

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Environment

London road has broken annual legal pollution limits already

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Miniature brain and skull found inside 16-year-old girl鈥檚 ovary

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Brain’s face recognition area grows much bigger as we get older

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Earth

US Congress just made it easier to ditch science for politics

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