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Life expectancy has more than doubled in the last two centuries. How much more can it increase?
A gift worth giving.
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England is moving to an opt-out organ donation scheme. Here’s how it could be a success.
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Many adolescents have trouble sleeping - but limiting screen use is not the solution. When used correctly, bedtime use of devices can be beneficial to mental health, without harming sleep quality.
Vincent Lambert, who has been in a vegetative state since 2008, and his mother Viviane.
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The pope, presidents and parents can voice their opinion on right-to-die cases, but they shouldn’t get to decide.
So much for gender balance.
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I went to talk to men at football matches about why they don’t want to become nurses – here’s what I found out.
Camel milk is mainly consumed in the Middle East and parts of Africa but has become fashionable in the West in recent years.
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Lipids in the so-called superfood reduce a central driver of the inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes.
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Some carers actually thrive in the face of dementia, here’s why.
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How intrusive can you be when helping someone speak to a doctor?
In vitro fertilisation.
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New research can for the first time tell us what happens when women wish to go back to the clinic to use their frozen eggs.
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Researchers are trying to distinguish the signal from the noise.
Wellness ‘gurus’ like Belle Gibson (not pictured here) have changed the way we think about our own health.
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Lifestyle gurus define themselves in opposition to experts — but can we really trust what they tell us?
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First robust confirmation of an old theory that links a fall in oestrogen with worsening mental health.
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Robust new study finds weight gain may be due to more than just the calories.
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Journalists have to communicate research without reducing interest or readability — but the public needs accuracy.
Fake news.
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Almost 20% of people in the 2019 Global Drug Survey had been taken advantage of while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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The antibiotic crisis must be viewed through a different lens.
Hospitals have a role to play too.
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It is not always easy to identify who needs palliative care.
Appendicitis is a painful condition caused by an infection of the appendix, a small pouch of tissue attached to the large intestine.
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A number of contradictory studies have found a link between Parkinson’s and having your appendix out.
Traditional sports aren’t the only way to be active.
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Want teenagers to be more active? Just talk to them first
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The death of a close friend is a much overlooked bereavement.
Road deaths are 8th biggest killer worldwide.
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UN is seeking to halve global road deaths and injuries by 2020, but many poorer countries are moving in the wrong direction.
Bullet shells collected during a pro-government protest in Venezuela.
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At the beginning of the 1980s, homicides were relatively rare in Venezuela. Now, it’s one of the most dangerous countries in Latin America.
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Losing just 5% of weight in people newly diagnosed with diabetes can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Older people may be vulnerable to the physiological effects of anger, but not sadness.
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The way humans share the world with wildlife has rapidly changed – and this is having a serious impact on the spread of pathogens.