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Two men standing in a vape shop, one inspecting products, the other behind the counter exhaling smoke

Health

We need to start taking vaping seriously as a way to save lives

E-cigarettes were once seen as a sinister cousin to ordinary smoking. Now doctors in the UK think they could be a public health lifeline

Analysis

Primitive human eggs matured in the lab for the first time

Health

Primitive human eggs matured in the lab for the first time

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Neurons in the brain

Health

First glimpse of how genes may cause mental health problems

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Life

Nano-claw snatches bacteria from blood like tiny Venus flytrap

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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

Just one cigarette a day can cause serious heart problems

Health

Just one cigarette a day can cause serious heart problems

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Drug that fools the womb could help stop painful periods

Health

Drug that fools the womb could help stop painful periods

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Person with Instagram bag

Humans

We've stopped trusting social media – and that's a good thing

Comment

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Health

Johann Hari doesn't know depression's real causes – no one does

Comment

Close-up of a human eye

Health

Blindness treatment will insert algae gene into people's eyes

Optogenetic techniques that use light to control nerve cells are being tried in people at last – and could lead to treatments for several types of blindness

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Health

Finland to trial nasal spray as gambling addiction treatment

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Health

Fight continues over whether sex addiction is a real thing

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Health

Opioids that hit different brain target could be less addictive

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Humans

It’s up to us if powerful AI embodies our virtues or our vices

Culture

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