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Air pollution: we recreated the deepest sections of your lung in a laboratory to understand how polluted air can affect your health

Joshua Bateman, Swansea University and Martin Clift, Swansea University

Researchers created a layer of human lung cells and exposed them to different pollutants.

Playing a musical instrument or singing in a choir may boost your brain – new study

Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia

Listening to music, though, doesn’t have the same benefits.

Jurgen Klopp is one of the most admired and respected managers in football. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

Jürgen Klopp’s decision to leave Liverpool may herald a new era for wellbeing in football

Andrew Higham, Sheffield Hallam University

Jürgen Klopp may have left Liverpool FC but the legacy of his honesty about mental health and wellbeing will endure.

Empathic doctors have more satisfied patients – new study

Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester

Just over a third of NHS patients are satisfied with their care. This can easily be improved.

Endometriosis can cause severe chronic pain. Drazen Zigic/ Shutterstock

Endometriosis takes almost a decade to be diagnosed in the UK — our research has revealed some of the reasons why

Jasmine Hearn, Manchester Metropolitan University and Stella Bullo, Manchester Metropolitan University

Endometriosis affects 10% of women in the UK.

Eating nitrate rich vegetables like lettuce and spinach could hold the key to better oral health. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Eating leafy greens could be better for oral health than using mouthwash

Mia Cousins Burleigh, University of the West of Scotland and Siobhan Paula Moran, University of the West of Scotland

Want to improve oral health? Channel your inner Popeye and eat plenty of leafy greens – a nitrate rich diet could help prevent dental issues before they begin.

*Acanthosis nigricans* can cause skin to become thickened and velveteen to the touch. TuktaBaby/ Shutterstock

Your skin is a mirror of your health – here’s what yours might be saying

Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol

Skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body – and can provide many clues about what’s going on underneath it.

A 19th-century depiction of a surgeon treating the foot of a male patient. Historical image collection by Bildagentur-online/Alamy

From mud and vinegar to 3D printing skin, the way we treat wounds still challenges humanity

Sarah Maddocks, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Keeping wounds clean and infection free has challenged people for thousands of years.

Phthalates are one of these pollutants that our skin can absorb. atk work/ Shutterstock

Certain indoor air pollutants can be absorbed through the skin – here’s what you need to know

Asit Kumar Mishra, University College Cork and Gabriel Bekö, Technical University of Denmark

These pollutants can originate from many common household products – including vinyl flooring, plastic toys, cleaning products and furniture.

Is diabetes remission really as hard to achieve as a new study suggests?

Duane Mellor, Aston University; Craig Russell, Aston University, and Srikanth Bellary, Aston University

A new study from Hong Kong shows that reversing type 2 diabetes is much harder than clinical trials suggest. However, all is not lost.

George, Prince of Wales, was mocked in the 18th century press for his profligate lifestyle. British Museum

Who owns the royal body? Public interest in royal health reveals anxieties about our rulers

Lisa Smith, University of Essex and Rachel Rich, Leeds Beckett University

In the 18th century, managing public perceptions of the king’s fitness were as much about the health of the monarchy as they were about the health of monarch.

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could help protect them

Silvia Maioli, Karolinska Institutet

Two thirds of people with Alzheimer’s disease are women – but activation of a brain protein called CYP46A1 might hold the key to prevention.

One in twenty people have no sense of smell – here’s how they might get it back

Emily Spencer, Edinburgh Napier University

Smell training is one of the few options for recovering a lost sense of smell – but can we make it more effective?

Many blue zone diets are rich in plant foods. Studio Romantic/ Shutterstock

People in the world’s ‘blue zones’ live longer – their diet could hold the key to why

Justin Roberts, Anglia Ruskin University; Joseph Lillis, Anglia Ruskin University, and Mark Cortnage, Anglia Ruskin University

Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.

Here’s what happens to your body during plane turbulence – and how to reduce the discomfort it causes

Adam Taylor, Lancaster University

An anatomist explains why turbulence on flights makes us feel so ill and disoriented.

People with OCD are more likely to die earlier, of any cause

Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Karolinska Institutet

People with OCD have a 31% increased risk of death from natural causes and a 230% increased risk of death from unnatural causes compared to those without the disorder.

Symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, poor concentration and a weaker immune system may be pointing to iron deficiency. Photoroyalty/ Shutterstock

Why your period symptoms might be worse in the winter

Jahnavi Daru, Queen Mary University of London; Ewelina Rogozinska, UCL, and Varsha Jain, The University of Edinburgh

Heavy periods are one of the leading causes of iron deficiency and anaemia.

The Duchess of York’s melanoma was discovered during treatment for breast cancer. Featureflash Photo Agency/ Shutterstock

Sarah Ferguson diagnosed with malignant melanoma – here are the latest treatments for this increasingly common skin cancer

Sarah Allinson, Lancaster University

Malignant melanoma affects 325,000 people worldwide each year.

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