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Gene-edited wheat field trial harvesting

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Gene-edited wheat reduces levels of cancer risk chemical when cooked

Field trials show that a form of wheat developed using CRIPSR gene editing produces lower levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures

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Why the vaginal microbiome may be key to treating bacterial vaginosis

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Why the vaginal microbiome may be key to treating bacterial vaginosis

Features

The young patient watches the nurse put a bandage on her injection site.

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Covid-19 vaccines added to routine immunisation schedule in US

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A person spraying some plants

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Massive tick-killing effort fails to reduce Lyme disease cases

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SARS-CoV-2 could evolve into new variants that may evade existing vaccines

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Inhaled powder that coats airways can block coronavirus infection

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People waiting in the waiting room of a doctor's office

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People with low incomes spend longer waiting for basic services in US

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In a trial, some participants were asked to reduce their calorie intake by 25 per cent every day. After two years, they showed signs of slowed biological ageing in one test, but not in others

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Does restricting calories slow down ageing? We simply don't know

Analysis

Antiviral injections can treat covid-19

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Antiviral treatment cuts covid-19 hospitalisation rate in half

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White opioid pills

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Newly found brain pathway could be key to reducing opioid addiction

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How understanding a form of broken heart syndrome could save lives

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How understanding a form of broken heart syndrome could save lives

Better recognition and understanding of a lesser-known form of broken heart syndrome, takotsubo syndrome, could be key to protection from sudden cardiac death, says Sian Harding

Comment

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The Complete Guide to Memory review: How we remember and how we forget

Culture

Health

Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of some gut bacteria

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Millions of coronavirus mutations offer a new insight into evolution

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High-dose vitamin D may prevent pre-diabetes becoming type 2 diabetes

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