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I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene

A rare variant of a gene called TP53 means Tracy Hutchinson has an extreme risk of developing cancer anywhere in her body, causing endless anxiety and requiring regular whole-body MRIs and other screening

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We鈥檝e uncovered a master gene that switches on human development

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Transmission electron micrograph of Escherichia coli cells infected by phages (green dots)

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Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells

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Inside Brazil鈥檚 vast network of lifesaving free milk banks

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Fluctuating oestrogen levels may alter how drugs enter women’s brains

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You should turn off fans when it’s too hot 鈥� but how hot is too hot?

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Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale

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A scanning electron microscope image of the magic mushroom species Psilocybe cubensis, the highly potent psychedlic that the woman with Alzheimer's was given

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Woman with Alzheimer’s starts conversing again after taking psilocybin

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A scanning electron micrograph of the intestinal lining of a mouse, with several bacteria (green) and one red blood cell (red)

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Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again

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Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?

The disruption of your gut microbiome is a major consequence, and possible cause, of ageing. Columnist Graham Lawton looks into recent trials examining whether it can be replenished through diet and prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics

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Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine

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Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke

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Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body

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The social media ban is an experiment 鈥� here鈥檚 how it will be studied

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