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A nighttime view of Western Europe is captured by crew members aboard the International Space Station

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Streetlights in Europe are getting bluer – that may be bad for health

Photos taken by astronauts on the International Space Station show that streetlights are getting gradually more blue-tinged in many countries in Europe as they switch to energy-efficient LEDs

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Walking with a crying baby is the faster way to encourage the infant to fall asleep

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The fastest way to soothe a crying baby, according to science

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Weight loss advice isn't based on good evidence

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A sleeping man and woman in bed

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Some doses of blue light from screens may not affect your sleep

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Rapid eye movements during sleep reveal where mice look in dreams

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Are these spiders dreaming? REM-like sleep exhibited in arachnids

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Circulating breast cancer cells. Fluorescence light micrograph of a cluster of circulating tumour cells (CTCs, red) and white blood cells (green) from the blood of a patient with breast cancer. CTCs are an important focus of cancer research because they provide a key target for new treatments. By identifying the molecular adaptations and genetic mutations that allow CTCs to spread (metastasize), it may be possible to develop strategies to block metastatic cancer on a patient-by-patient basis.

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Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep

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Climate change means people are losing 44 hours of sleep per year

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Tracking sleep disruptions could improve nerve pain treatments

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A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

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A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

A drug called semaglutide has seen incredible results in trials to help people lose weight and might herald a new approach to treating chronic obesity - if it can overcome the challenges

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Obesity drug achieves average weight loss of 24 kg in clinical trial

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Listening to friends tell you about their dreams helps develop empathy

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Even a low level of light at night may disrupt your blood sugar

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Middle-age spread isn't down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it

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