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Tackling ultra-processed food must focus on evidence and avoid stigma

Highly processed food is an integral part of many food systems. Changing our relationship with it will take time and evidence, and must not point the finger at consumers

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How ultra-processed food harms your health and how to fix the problem

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How ultra-processed food harms your health and how to fix the problem

Features

Red melatonin gummies spill out of a clear container in front with a white background

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Melatonin gummies in the US contain far more of hormone than listed

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Neurons in the brain

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Lack of neuron ‘pruning’ may be behind many brain-related conditions

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Women's small intestines are 30 centimetres longer than men's

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Dice from a game of Dungeons and Dragons desktop role playing game

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Role-play therapy: Can Dungeons & Dragons help improve mental health?

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A very premature baby strapped onto the medical skateboard

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Skateboard helps very premature babies develop their motor skills

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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A scanning electron micrograph of a brown fat cell surrounded by capillaries

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Surrounding tumours with brown fat could starve them of nutrients

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How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

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How indoor air pollution affects your health and what to do about it

The latest evidence suggests that indoor air quality can be as bad as a city street at rush hour. The good news is that making a few simple changes at home can help reduce the risks to your health

Features

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AI can tell if you are sleep deprived by listening to your voice

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Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

Analysis

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Two brain pathways identified that govern the urge to itch

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Test showing if sperm can puncture an egg may guide fertility therapy

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