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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

A component in cannabis called CBD is claimed to help everything from Alzheimer's to anxiety. Despite a boom in sales, there's little evidence supporting the claims

Insight

Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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In some countries, more than 107 boys are born for every 100 girls

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Sperm sorting method could prevent girls being born, scientists warn

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An Ebola treatment centre in Butembo

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Ebola breakthrough: two drugs could treat up to 90 per cent of cases

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Ibuprofen has been linked to changes in bacteria in a lab experiment

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Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

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I tried to eat myself smarter at a brain-boosting supper club

Regulars

Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment

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Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment

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IVF

Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

Comment

Alzheimer's disease causes damaged to the brain

Health

Why the news on dementia deaths is not as bad as it sounds

Dementia has been named the leading cause of death in England and Wales, but individual risk for the condition is falling, and cancer actually kills more people

Analysis

Health

Have we found the true cause of diabetes, stroke and Alzheimer's?

Features

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Cell injections could train the body to accept a transplanted organ

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Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria

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