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A brown plaque formed in a human brain produced by the virus-like prion that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

Prion diseases are invariably fatal, but an experimental genetic treatment has dramatically extended the lifespans of infected mice

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A group of Bonobos

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Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

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Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep?

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white young man with hat eating a pizza with vegetables on a wooden table

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Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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A pregnant woman walking in Hong Kong in March 2020

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Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

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Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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Man running on a hill

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‘Shin splints’ may not be caused by running up and down hills

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PRJWHE Nutrition facts label on box of crackers - USA

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The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

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Environment

14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

Thousands of offshore wells have been left uncapped in the Gulf of Mexico, which means oil or methane could leak out and harm marine ecosystems

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Calorie boost may explain why adults evolved ability to digest milk

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Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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How ultra-processed food harms your health and how to fix the problem

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Life

Nematode worms get the ‘munchies’ after having cannabis-like substance

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