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Photos of a newborn infant being carefully cradled by the medical professional helping to deliver it. The photos are taken from the perspective of the parent giving birth.

Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story

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The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

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The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

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Infectious disease expert Elizabeth Hohmann with one of her prized stool donors, who is called Dmitri

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This doctor is on the hunt for people with first-rate faeces

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91É«ÇéƬ workers wearing face mask stand in front of a triage tent for suspected COVID-19 patients outside the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon on April 2, 2020. - Over 500 people have died in Portugal after contracting COVID-19 among more than 6,000 recorded cases of the disease. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fascinating but flawed book explores how sickness shapes our lives

Culture

How your health is being commodified by social media

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How your health is being commodified by social media

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Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally get some evidence

Analysis

The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert

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The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert

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The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

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The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

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Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

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Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

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Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

A "living glue" used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also seal gut wounds caused by inflammatory bowel disease

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As Ozempic goes global, a powerful book reframes how we see obesity

Culture

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New Scientist recommends Why We Drink Too Much for Dry January

Culture

Mind

Psychiatry has finally found an objective way to spot mental illness

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Mind

Three ways to become calmer this New Year that you haven't tried (yet)

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