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Grapes cut open to reveal their seeds

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Grape seed chemical allows mice to live longer by killing aged cells

A chemical derived from grape seeds selectively destroys worn-out cells in mice, allowing them to live 9 per cent longer than their untreated counterparts

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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Computer illustration of Bacillus subtilis bacteria. B. subtilis, or the Hay bacillus, is an aerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria.

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Probiotics may prevent bacterial infection of the blood in mice

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2A3D63T A man talking on the phone. The phone is at the man's ear. Rear view

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Calls to mental health helplines rose by a third in covid-19 lockdowns

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A psilocybin therapy trial therapy room.

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Psilocybin therapy steps closer to credibility with largest trial yet

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Why Alzheimer’s is not a single disease – and why that matters

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Why Alzheimer’s is not a single disease – and why that matters

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Alzheimer's disease. Series of coloured computed tomography (CT) scans of an axial section through the head of a 74-year-old patient with Alzheimer's disease. The front of the brain (brown) is at the top. Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease and a common cause of dementia in the elderly. It causes brain atrophy (decrease in size), shown here by the enlarged ventricle cavities (white, at centre of brain) and the widened pale blue regions. The brain shrinkage caused by Alzheimer's disease leads to memory loss, confusion, personality changes and ultimately death. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is not known and there is no cure.

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Treating Alzheimer's as having many causes may help us beat it

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Jar containing Botox powder

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Botox relieves endometriosis cramps when injected into pelvic muscles

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Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria

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Drug treatment for Lyme disease could lead to its eradication

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Medical pills in white, blue and other colors

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Coming off antidepressants risks relapse – but so does staying on them

People who stop taking antidepressants have a higher chance of relapsing into depression than those who continue using the medicines – but the difference isn't large

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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

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Everyday aches: Why it’s time to take minor ailments more seriously

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Recommended daily health targets can save us from ourselves

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5 fruit and veg, 8 hours’ sleep: Should we trust daily health targets?

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