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Light therapy device helps improve some symptoms of dementia

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Light therapy device helps improve some symptoms of dementia

Daytime exposure to bright lights may improve a person’s quality of sleep, and could reduce depressive symptoms and agitation associated with dementia

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Ella Kissi-Debrah died following an asthma attack in 2013

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Inquest to examine role of UK government in pollution-linked death

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Anti-ageing drug rejuvenates the mouths and oral microbiome of mice

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Anti-ageing drug rejuvenates the mouths and oral microbiome of mice

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DNA origami

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Tiny machines made of DNA origami may make antibiotics work better

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Chasing the sun: How light and dark shape our bodies and minds

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Chasing the sun: How light and dark shape our bodies and minds

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Immune therapy: The medical revolution that could help us beat cancer

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Immune therapy: The medical revolution that could help us beat cancer

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The truth about diets: sorting nutrition facts from pseudoscience

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The truth about diets: sorting nutrition facts from pseudoscience

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A lady with a fever

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Mystery illness that causes fever every few weeks finally identified

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Adult mountain gorilla

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How a Ugandan vet saved hundreds of gorillas by treating human disease

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Smoke in Sydney

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Will Sydney's bushfire smoke pollution have long-term health effects?

Raging bushfires have been blanketing Sydney in smoke for weeks, and concerns over health are rising

Analysis

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Gum disease and Alzheimer’s: The importance of oral hygiene

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Exclusive: Two pigs engineered to have monkey cells born in China

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Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

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Monthly oral contraceptive capsule shown to work in pigs

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