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We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like

Our gut microbiome has a huge influence on our overall health, but we haven't been clear on the specific bacteria with good versus bad effects. Now, a study of more than 34,000 people is shedding light on what a healthy gut microbiome actually consists of

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Timing cancer drug delivery around our body clock may boost survival

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Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system

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Experimental vaccine prevents dangerous allergic attack for a year

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Human challenge trials have never been more popular

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Dogs may make us more caring and sociable by changing our microbiome

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The collaborative Human Challenge study is the first in the world to perform detailed monitoring over the full course of COVID-19, from the moment a person first encounters SARS-CoV-2, throughout the infection to the point at which the virus is apparently eliminated. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Vaccine Taskforce and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), hVIVO (part of Open Orphan plc.), and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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How deliberately giving people illnesses is supercharging medicine

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We now have a greater understanding of how exercise slows cancer

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Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

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Upheavals to the oral microbiome in pregnancy may be behind tooth loss

Dental problems often arise or get worse during pregnancy, and a new study hints that rapid changes to the oral microbiome at this time could be at least partly to blame

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Monthly injection could replace daily steroid pills for severe asthma

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The quick and easy ways to stay fit this holiday season

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria

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