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Grey hairs sometimes regain their colour when we feel less stressed

Grey hairs sometimes naturally regain their old colour, typically when people experience reductions in stress. The finding hints that it may be possible to develop drugs to reverse greying

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Ventilators may not be the best treatment for severe covid-19

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Ventilators may not be the best treatment for severe covid-19

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Pancreatic cancer cells

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First map of tumour microbiomes finds bacteria live in many cancers

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We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move

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We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move

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At work, school and seeing friends: How to lower your coronavirus risk

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At work, school and seeing friends: How to lower your coronavirus risk

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Coronavirus seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us?

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Coronavirus seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us?

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UK plans to further ease lockdown as new case rate remains high

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UK plans to further ease lockdown as new case rate remains high

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Dominic Cumming leaves 10 Downing Street on 24 May

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Behavioural science advisers express concern over Cummings crisis

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A blood test could reveal how quickly or slowly you are ageing

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A blood test could reveal how quickly or slowly you are ageing

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Coronavirus drugs: how well is the hunt for covid-19 treatments going?

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Coronavirus drugs: how well is the hunt for covid-19 treatments going?

Hundreds of trials are testing known antiviral drugs, as well as those that block immune responses to coronavirus, but we may need to build a covid-19 treatment from scratch

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HPV vaccine linked to fewer premature births in Australia

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Don't miss: The science of taking a stroll

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Coronavirus is evolving. Knowing how could help us stop the pandemic

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Our five appetites mean our hunger is far more complex than we thought

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