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Your body fat may be protecting you against infections

29 December 2017

Fat isn’t all bad – it stores powerful immune cells, and seems to boost their ability to defend the body from dangerous infections

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Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

7 August 2017

Thousands have been infecting themselves with parasites to treat conditions like depression and multiple sclerosis, but we don’t yet know if it works

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