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Boosting brainwaves in sleep improves rats’ memory

Rats perform better on memory tests when certain brainwave-producing neurons are stimulated while they sleep. If we can boost these brainwaves in people, it could help treat memory impairments in those with dementia

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Listening to music after surgery seems to be an effective painkiller

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More evidence that limiting social media won't boost your well-being

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Risk of peanut allergies from air on planes has been overblown

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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

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Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air

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Stool test could provide a simpler way to diagnose endometriosis

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France slashed bird flu outbreaks by vaccinating ducks

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GB. England. Bristol. 2021. Bristol Royal Infirmary. Martin Parr's cancer treatment. Chemotherapy transfusion.

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A sharp interrogation of why we retreat from other people's illnesses

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Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care

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Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care

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women exercising at the gym

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Weight-loss drugs lower impulse to eat – and perhaps to exercise too

Popular weight-loss medications including Ozempic and Wegovy contain a drug that seems to decrease cravings for food and drugs – and now there’s evidence that it might make exercise less rewarding, too

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Your toothbrush is teeming with hundreds of types of viruses

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The US is ramping up bird flu surveillance – but will it be enough?

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Slowing growth in life expectancy means few people will live to 100

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Nobel prize for medicine goes to the pair who discovered microRNA

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