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Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer during pregnancy

The epilepsy medication sodium valproate is linked to developmental problems in fetuses, but lab studies may now have found a way to prevent this

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Exercise supplement creatine could be grown in edible plants

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A parkrun event in Newcastle, UK

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Parkrun events could boost your life satisfaction

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Radioactive ion beam could target tumours more precisely

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Egyptian mosquito

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CBD shows promise as pesticide for mosquitoes

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The map of the immune system, with each dot representing an immune cell and dots of the same colour belonging to the same cell type

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Map of the immune system changing with age may help optimise vaccines

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How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?

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How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?

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The brain has its own microbiome. Here's what it means for your health

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The brain has its own microbiome. Here's what it means for your health

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The hormone and neurotransmitter dopamine interacting with its receptor

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Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually involve dopamine

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Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog 'pen pal'

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Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog 'pen pal'

Interacting with animals seems to provide emotional support to young people with a serious illness, even when the contact is via letters and not face to face

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What to know about the new covid-19 XEC variant

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Evidence points to Wuhan market as source of covid-19 outbreak

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Most effective migraine drugs revealed by review of trial data

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Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation

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