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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection

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Your period may make sport injuries more severe

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False-colour nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image of a human head

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Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes

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Reconstruction of the city of Wroxeter in Roman Britain

Humans

Roman occupation of Britain damaged the population’s health

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T0DKNR Lake Atitlan Guatemala

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How I learned to keep my brain in better repair this year

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Cheerful mother and daughter tickling and playing at home on couch

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What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human

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Woman using a mobile phone

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How worried should you be about spending too much time on your phone?

Analysis

The collaborative Human Challenge study is the first in the world to perform detailed monitoring over the full course of COVID-19, from the moment a person first encounters SARS-CoV-2, throughout the infection to the point at which the virus is apparently eliminated. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Vaccine Taskforce and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), hVIVO (part of Open Orphan plc.), and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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How deliberately giving people illnesses is supercharging medicine

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Common type of inflammatory bowel disease linked to toxic bacteria

The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new treatments for this form of IBD

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Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

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A fascinatingly grisly guide to replacing and repairing body parts

Culture

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The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping your health and mind

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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