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Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies

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Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies

One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to understand how the condition takes over the mind

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Light micrograph of a section through an ovary showing cysts caused by endometriosis

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Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis

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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

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Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

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New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders

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Keto diet shows real promise for anorexia recovery

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An employees poses next to an installation by US artist John Baldessari entitled 'Beethoven's Trumpet (With Ear)' at the Saatchi Gallery in central London on May 26, 2011. Forming part of 'The Shape of Things To Come: New Sculpture' exhibition, it is to be displayed from May 27-16 October 2011. AFP PHOTO/ CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hearing loss is bad for the whole body – but new treatments are coming

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'Transformative' pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival time

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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

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Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets

Almost 50 more genes have been flagged as being linked to Alzheimer’s, along with changes in activity in crucial cells that disappear as dementia progresses

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Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients

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3D-printed lymph nodes could widen access to CAR T-cell therapy

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Embryos made without sperm or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail

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Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

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