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More than half of people who are infected with omicron may be unaware they are carrying the virus

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More than half of people infected with omicron may not know it

Out of 210 people who had antibodies suggesting they had recently had the covid-19 omicron variant, more than half were unaware they were carrying the virus

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Biological robots grown from human tracheal cells induced neuron healing in a laboratory experiment

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Living robots made from human cells may induce neuron healing

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Aerial image showing swirling water patterns at a waste management facility, Arizona, United States of America

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The secrets in our sewers helping protect us from infectious diseases

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An artificial intelligence that analyses the microbiome and then recommends personalised diets may relieve chronic constipation more effectively that the standard treatment

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AI that recommends diets based on the microbiome relieves constipation

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Having the left or right hemisphere of the brain removed as a child to treat epileptic seizures may not affect their ability to recognise words or faces as an adult

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People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

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A pregnant person receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania in February 2021

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Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy not linked to miscarriage or stillbirth

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The cornea made from pig collagen

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Cornea made from pig collagen gives people who were blind 20/20 vision

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Woman arranging vegetarian buffet

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Vegetarian women have 33 per cent higher risk of breaking a hip

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Shrews are thought to be the natural reservoir for a new pathogen called langya virus

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Langya virus: How serious is the new pathogen discovered in China?

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Illustration of woman sat on musical scale notation

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The power of quiet: The mental and physical health benefits of silence

In an increasingly noisy world, neuroscientists are discovering exactly what kind of silence has the most dramatic impact on your mental health 鈥� from flotation tanks to guided meditation 鈥� and how much you really need

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Immunity for common cold coronaviruses may ward off severe covid-19

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Exceeding weekly alcohol recommendations linked to short chromosomes

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Transfusing blood from an old mouse to a younger mouse causes ageing

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One in 8 people got long covid after infection early in the pandemic

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