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Carissa Wong

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Faecal transplants could boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments

Bacteria in stools could be an unexpected weapon in the fight against…

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We’re getting closer to growing a brain in a lab dish

Most brain organoids lack blood cells, limiting their useImago/Alamy A tiny version…

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Bone cancer therapy unexpectedly makes tumours less painful

An artist’s impression of nanomedicine in actionALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Cancer that…

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Exercise may relieve depression as effectively as antidepressants

Exercise can form part of an effective treatment for depressionNeil Lang/Shutterstock Many…

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New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea

Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteriaJ Marshall/Tribaleye Images / Alamy Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is on the…

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Monthly injection could replace daily steroid pills for severe asthma

Severe, poorly-controlled asthma could increasingly be treated with a monthly injectionJacob Wackerhausen/Getty…

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Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections

Tablets could offer a more convenient way to take weight-loss drugsH_Ko/Shutterstock A…

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Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

Our hair colour seems to have an unexpected role in wound healingstock-enjoy/Shutterstock…

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Can’t focus after a bad’s night sleep? Your dirty brain is to blame

Struggling to concentrate? Maybe your brain is having a washJenny Evans/Getty Images…

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Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

Weekly Wegovy injections can help people lose weightJames Manning/PA Images/Alamy A higher…

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