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The whiff of sandalwood makes the human head sprout more hair

Your scalp can "smell" things - and when it detects synthetic sandalwood, the rate of hair growth increases

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BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice

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Gluten may be making you tired and depressed according to a new study

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An antioxidant might lead to new therapies for bone arthritis

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Alcohol advisers threaten to quit health body due to industry links

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Is your microbiome making you sick?

Features

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The surprising foods that are messing with your gut

Features

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Probiotics are mostly useless and can actually hurt you

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Are UK teens in the grips of a self-harm epidemic? It's complicated

Analysis

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We have the power to halt evolution itself – should we use it?

Unwanted mutations are undermining food security and medicine. Controlling such evolution is now possible and tempting, but there will be unintended consequences

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Is studying your gut bacteria key to good health or a waste of money?

Insight

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Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

Features

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Breathing polluted air may make you worse at maths and language

News

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How a positive mind really can create a healthier body

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