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Pregnant woman and man in bed

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Sorry, having sex won't start labour – but rubbing your nipples might

Having sex might have helped start your pregnancy but it’s not going to help you when push comes to shove

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Fluid samples on glass

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Experimental tuberculosis vaccine could save millions of lives

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Worker growing cannabis plants

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There is little evidence that cannabis helps mental health problems

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woman checking pulse

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Blood proteins reveal your age – and could lead to anti-ageing therapy

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woman receiving medical care

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A biased algorithm is delaying healthcare for black people in the US

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Man struggling to remember

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A common antibiotic seems to have a strange effect on our memories

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Researchers are concerned about genetic privacy

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Genetic privacy attack could reveal DNA secrets from genealogy sites

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mouse on a wheel

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Blood transfer from active mice gives lazy ones benefits of exercise

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Baby receiving vaccines

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Vaccines have helped us eradicate another strain of wild polio virus

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Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

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Beating cancer: How viruses are being used to infect and kill tumours

We’ve long known that viruses can target cancers in our bodies. Now, thanks to gene editing, we’re using them as tumour search and destroy agents – and getting our immune systems to join the fight too

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Genome sequencing guides people with metastatic cancer to best therapy

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Mice fed a high salt diet lose the ability to perform simple tasks

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Benzodiazepines and z-drugs are prescribed more in poorer areas

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Taking blood pressure drugs at night may make them more effective

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