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How our bodies adapt to extreme temperatures – until it gets too hot

No matter where you’re from, there are things you can do to cope better with extreme temperatures. But it takes work to stop our bodies’ adaptations from slipping backwards over winter, and there are limits to how far we can go

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Should we all be taking low doses of lithium to prevent Alzheimer’s?

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The healthcare industry isn’t built for coming off medication

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Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal

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Nanoparticles ease Alzheimer’s by making neurons from other cells

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Workout patch delivers some of the benefits of exercise with no exertion

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An illustration of the the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles

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Shingles vaccine may lower risk of stroke and heart failure

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Will muscle-boosting meds be the next big thing after GLP-1 drugs?

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Risk of dementia could be halved with use of metformin

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From back pain to cancer, how the interstitium could transform medicine

For centuries, we’ve ignored the interstitium, but research is now revealing that this body-wide network of fluid is instrumental to our health and points the way to new treatments

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Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin

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How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-boggling

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Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments?

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Two emerging tick viruses that can be deadly are spreading in the US

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