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Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

Health

Morning sickness in pregnancy blamed on protein in the placenta

High levels of the protein have been linked with nausea in pregnant women – a discovery that might lead to new anti-sickness drugs

News

Strong bones may be vital for maintaining memory in old age

Health

Strong bones may be vital for maintaining memory in old age

News

a mosquito about to land on skin

Technology

App can tell you if a mosquito is about to give you malaria

News

Car exhaust

Health

The UK just missed a big chance to cut harmful diesel pollution

Comment

Magnetic cells could fix a broken heart after a heart attack

Health

Magnetic cells could fix a broken heart after a heart attack

News

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

Earth

Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050

News

heart

Health

Watch this soft robot squeeze a damaged heart to keep it pumping

News

psyche artwork

Health

Another psychedelic revolution, but this time it's different

Leader

Space

60 Seconds

News

Health

Austerity cuts to NHS blamed for 120,000 excess deaths

Excess deaths between 2010 and 2017 correlated most closely with a lack of nurses in care homes and cuts to community nursing

News

Health

Mind menders: how psychedelic drugs rebuild broken brains

Features

Health

Making your brain cells longer could help ward off Alzheimer’s

News

Health

Common condition endometriosis reprograms brain for depression

News

Health

Gene drives can beat pests, but we can’t afford any mistakes

Analysis