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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky

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Huge study of Alzheimer’s genetics identifies new drug targets

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A scanning electron micrograph of pancreatic cancer cells

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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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D6H4GB Implanted blastocyst, artwork

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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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Health officials working to tackle Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 21 May

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Experimental mRNA vaccine may protect against multiple Ebola viruses

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A health worker prepares a diphtheria and tetanus vaccine

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Australia is battling its largest diphtheria outbreak in living memory

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How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel

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Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years

Women appear cognitively normal for almost three years longer than men after their brains start to develop Alzheimer’s disease, making it harder to diagnose and preventing early treatment

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Women’s body temperature rises from age 18 to 42 but we don’t know why

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Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

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The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

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The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

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