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Life

5 ways to boost your dreams and improve your health

Having more dreams each night could be key to mental well-being. Here’s what to do – and what to avoid – if you want to increase your dose

Features

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Life

Down's syndrome has become the newest front in the abortion wars

Insight

Exclusive: Other countries could have made 'Russian' nerve agent

Health

Exclusive: Other countries could have made 'Russian' nerve agent

News

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Health

Green tea extract may prevent Down’s syndrome face traits

News

Stem cell therapy reverses sight loss and lets people read again

Health

Stem cell therapy reverses sight loss and lets people read again

News

A brain scan

Health

First anatomical evidence of several types of schizophrenia

News

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Health

Essential oils in hygiene products may make boys grow breasts

News

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Health

The FDA wants to cut the nicotine in cigarettes by a third

News

Bottled water in a factory

Health

Bottled water is bad – but microplastics aren’t the reason

Analysis

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Technology

Electrodes fitted behind your ear can make you walk faster

A type of electrical skull stimulation makes us step out faster with longer strides – a finding that could help people with balance disorders to walk more easily

News

Health

Exercising during pregnancy can make your labour shorter

News

Health

Band-aid made of youthful protein stops wounds from scarring

News

Health

Being in a relationship really does seem to make you fatter

News

Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

Culture