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Commercial health tests promise peace of mind, but do they deliver?

Elective tests and whole-body health check-ups are increasingly popular among those who can afford them. But the practice isn't as risk-free as it might appear

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Trump's unfounded health claims cast a long shadow

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We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women's healthcare

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In the race to reach 100, the wealthy have a head start

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Physics

Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Technology

We have let down teens if we ban social media but embrace AI

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Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

Humans

Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Shutterstock (15320742p) This photo taken on May 26, 2025, during a ministerial visit to Novo Nordisk factory in Chartres, France, shows medicines (injection solution and injection pen for Ozempic, Wegovy, etc...) on the production line. Illustration - Novo Nordisk Factory - Chartres, France - 26 May 2025

Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

As the list of health benefits of semaglutide drugs grows, perhaps it is time to think about assessing their impact on people without medical conditions

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Health

Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork

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Humans

Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human

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Environment

Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

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Technology

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

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