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A compound found in octopus ink has anti-cancer properties

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Compound found in octopus ink kills cancer cells but not others

Ozopromide, which is found in octopus ink, could kill cancer cells but leave healthy ones intact. The finding could be used to develop new cancer treatments

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white young man with hat eating a pizza with vegetables on a wooden table

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Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity

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Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

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Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

Comment

Scanning electron micrograph of mesenchymal stem cells, derived from an umbilical cord, grown in a gel culture

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Stem cells from umbilical cord 'goo' delay type 1 diabetes progression

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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Model of bacteriophage T4

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Virus that carries huge amounts of DNA could advance gene therapies

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A pregnant woman walking in Hong Kong in March 2020

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Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

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Many autoantibodies, shown as orange, triple lobed forms, surround and attack a much larger, pale, partially translucent nerve cell in a computer generated illustration

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Blood test can identify MS in some people years before symptoms start

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Illustration of the nanoscale hand

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Nanoscale robotic ‘hand’ made of DNA could be used to detect viruses

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We may finally know why psychological stress worsens gut inflammation

A pathway between the brain and the immune system discovered in mice could explain why prolonged stress can exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease

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mRNA trial shows promise for these therapies to revolutionise medicine

Analysis

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We now know how Botox enters neurons and paralyses muscles

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Ultrasound can trigger a hibernation-like state in mice and rats

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Sudden infant death syndrome may have a biological cause

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