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Detaching the bioadhesive ultrasound device from the skin

Technology

Ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs for days

A patch the size of a postage stamp can continuously deliver ultrasound imaging for 48 hours, and it has been used to see changes in the lungs, heart and stomach of people exercising and drinking

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Access to nature needs to be a right, not a privilege

Humans

Access to nature needs to be a right, not a privilege

Comment

Daydreaming has a dark side – is your fantasising holding you back?

Mind

Daydreaming has a dark side – is your fantasising holding you back?

Features

The London Eye, Palace of Westminster and buildings in central London are seen through the mist from the 15th floor of an office block in the City of London. The UK Government's pollution forecast website has advised moderate to high levels of pollution are possible near urban areas in the south of the UK, in particular London, as light winds allow a build-up of locally emitted pollutants. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers

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Why spending time near water gives us a powerful mental health boost

Mind

Why spending time near water gives us a powerful mental health boost

Features

Hungry and angry woman

Health

We really can become ‘hangry’, suggests first real-world test of idea

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Deep brain stimulation involves implanting electrodes in the cerebral lobes of the brain, linked through the scalp to wires that lead to a battery implanted below the skin that send electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain

Health

Brain electrodes may be a long-lasting aid for severe depression

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Carbon monoxide foam in a petri dish

Health

Carbon monoxide foam in the rectum eases bowel disease in mice

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2BKMNTM Close up of woman hands eating cereal bowl with fruit after intermittent fasting sitting on a table at home

Health

Intermittent fasting linked to better gut and liver function in mice

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Computer artwork showing how irritable bowel syndrome affects the digestive tract

Health

Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

Two-thirds of people with IBS who received a stool transplant from a donor with a healthier mix of gut microbes had fewer symptoms and better quality of life three years later

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Health

Vitamins and dietary supplements are a waste of money for most people

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Health

More than 1 in 7 people worldwide have had Lyme disease

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Health

Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease

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Society

Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver

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