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X-ray of feet affected by gout

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Gout linked to 376 genetic variants in a study of 2.6 million people

As well as being caused by eating a high-fat diet, gout has been linked to hundreds of genetic variants in the largest study of its kind

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A Moderna research associate pictured in a laboratory at the company's Cambridge, Massachusetts, headquarters

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Personalised melanoma vaccines prolong survival in largest trial yet

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A person holding a glass of alcohol

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Drinking more alcohol after a traumatic event may increase PTSD risk

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TOPSHOT - Staff members from the Hoshinoya Tokyo hotel demonstrate the

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The covid-19 pandemic’s third year saw countries adopt new approaches

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Landmark pig heart transplant was a big leap forward in 2022

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Landmark pig heart transplant was a big leap forward in 2022

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A person has their temperature checked before entering a market in Coata, Peru, in July 2020

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Nearly 15 million excess deaths occurred globally in 2020 and 2021

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Amyloid plaques forming between neurons. Beta-amyloid protein disrupting nerve cells function in a brain with Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice

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Drinking

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Timing of expressing milk and a baby drinking it affects infant sleep

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The stretchy and instantly adhesive patch that can cover holes in lungs

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Sticky plaster for punctured lungs stretches as they expand

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Alyssa on the day she received the base-edited cell therapy in May

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Experimental CRISPR technique has promise against aggressive leukaemia

A 13-year-old girl whose leukaemia had not responded to other treatments now has no detectable cancer cells after receiving a dose of immune cells that were genetically edited to attack the cancer

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Stimulating the vagus nerve may reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis

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Thousands of genetic variants may influence smoking and alcohol use

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We’re rushing the use of psychedelics as medicine, researchers say

Analysis

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The Seven-Day Sleep Prescription review: Getting real about sleep

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