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A scanning electron micrograph of an embryonic muscle cell differentiating in to a skeletal muscle cell

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Rebooting stem cells builds aged muscles and assists injury recovery

Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, don’t work as well as we get older, but giving them an artificial boost could rejuvenate them

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Dementia: Everything you need to know now

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A light micrograph of a section through an ovary with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with two cysts demonstrated in light pink. Except, they're not actually cysts

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PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move

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Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO

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PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages

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Coffee's mood-boosting effects aren't just down to caffeine

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Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think

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Read the winner of this year’s Young Science Writer Award

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Read the winner of this year’s Young Science Writer Award

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Where has the deadly hantavirus come from and how does it spread?

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An X-ray of the woman's arm, with an arrow pointing to her tumour before the biopsy

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Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case

A biopsy of a woman's cancer seems to have triggered an immune response against the tumour, putting her into remission

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Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy

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Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?

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Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease

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Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts

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