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

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

Mind wandering can boost creativity and memory, but it can also damage your mental health. Now we are learning to recognise the dangers of maladaptive daydreaming

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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)

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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

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

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Hungry and angry woman

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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

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

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Carbon monoxide foam in a petri dish

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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

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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

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Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

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2E1NNC0 Vitamin E Softgels Spilled from a Bottle

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

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ETKTC0 Tweezers pointing to a tick while doing Lyme disease research in College Park, Maryland, USA

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More than 1 in 7 people worldwide have had Lyme disease

Lyme disease is becoming increasingly common across the world, with warming temperatures one possible culprit for ticks spreading to new regions

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Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease

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Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver

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We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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