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gut artwork

Health

The surprising foods that are messing with your gut

We're finally starting to understand which foods are causing tummy troubles for so many, and the culprits challenge everything we thought we knew about healthy eating

Features

A brain scan of a healthy brain

Health

We've cracked the brain's emotion code and it may help depression

News

Police investigate Novichok

Health

Novichok attack: Did Russian agents have enough poison to kill 4000?

Analysis

woman drinking probiotic

Health

Probiotics are mostly useless and can actually hurt you

News

Elneil

Health

The inside story of the vaginal mesh scandal, from top removal surgeon

Features

Portrait of Kath Sansom, a young, lively-looking woman, outside a house

Life

‘The pain was instant’: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery

Features

A hear balloon

Health

Can an online test really tell if you have a healthy heart?

Analysis

Church service in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Health

'Invisible' Ebola transmission in the DRC may make it a bigger threat

News

Breast cancer cell

Health

Cancer-tracking AI could save lives by predicting how tumours evolve

News

Two people push children in prams

Technology

Babies are at risk from air pollution but some pram designs can help

Air pollution is worse for infants than adults. Here are the design features to look for in a pram to protect against it

News

Health

Puppies treated with CRISPR show improvement from muscular dystrophy

News

Health

DNA editing before birth could one day massively expand lifespans

News

Health

Are UK teens in the grips of a self-harm epidemic? It's complicated

Analysis

Health

Multiple sclerosis drug is first to dramatically cut brain shrinkage

News