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Long COVID: What causes it, what are the symptoms and tips for recovery © Getty Images

Long COVID: What causes it, what are the symptoms and tips for recovery

Here's everything you need to know about long COVID in the UK.
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French Bulldogs are more at risk from 20 common health disorders than other breeds

French bulldogs are more at risk of common health disorders than other breeds

Selectively breeding away from these health issues, could mean that French Bulldogs start to look different in the future.
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Everything you need to know about the Delta variant of coronavirus © Getty Images

Everything you need to know about the UK's dominant COVID strain

The variant is the dominant COVID strain in the UK. Here's what we know about Delta.
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Early COVID-19 symptoms differ among age groups and between men and women © Getty Images

Early COVID-19 symptoms differ among age groups and between men and women

A new study by King's College London has found that coronavirus symptoms can vary widely in the early days of infection.
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COVID-19: Lower vaccine uptake in people with prior infection © Getty Images

COVID-19: Lower vaccine uptake in people with prior infection

COVID-19 vaccination programme has led to ‘a high proportion of individuals’ in England having detectable antibodies, researchers say.
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COVID vaccine UK: everything you need to know about the new coronavirus jabs © Getty

All you need to know

What types of vaccines are there? How effective are they against the coronavirus variants? And how exactly do they work? All your questions, answered.
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A diet rich in omega-3 could reduce migraines © Getty Images

A diet rich in omega-3 could reduce migraines

Migraine sufferers on a diet high in omega-3 and low in omega-6 experienced 4 fewer headache days per month on average.
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COVID-19: Pets may be at risk of catching it from their owners © Getty Images

Pets may be at risk of catching it from their owners

Experts suggest that we avoid contact with our beloved pups and kitties if we contract the disease.
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FFP3 masks for hospital staff cuts COVID-19 infections by up to 100 per cent © Getty Images

FFP3 masks for hospital staff cuts COVID-19 infections by up to 100 per cent

Addenbrooke’s Hospital upgraded the PPE that its staff wear in December 2020.
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Blood test can accurately detect 50 types of early-stage cancer © Getty Images

Blood test can accurately detect 50 types of early-stage cancer

The test is based on a type of DNA that is shed by tumours into the bloodstream.
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Artificial sweeteners can turn healthy gut bacteria into pathogens © Getty Images

Artificial sweeteners can turn healthy gut bacteria into pathogens

Sugar substitutes could cause harmful bacteria to invade the intestine, which can potentially lead to life-threatening infections.
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Sicily's extinct dwarf elephant shrank by 200kg every generation © Archives of the Gemmellaro Geological Museum

Fossil DNA reveals how an ancient species of elephant shrank to one-fifth of its original size

Researchers said the size reduction of P. mnaidriensis is comparable to modern humans dwarfing to approximately the size of a Rhesus monkey.
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T. rex teens may have driven medium-sized dinosaur species extinct © Zubin Erik Dutta

T. rex teens may have driven medium-sized dinosaur species extinct

New research suggests that as T. rex rose to dominance, their young took over the ecological role of middle-sized predators.
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COVID-19 cases are doubling every 11 days in England, study finds © Getty Images

COVID-19 cases are doubling every 11 days in England, study finds

Infections have increased by 50 per cent from 3 May to 7 June, driven by unvaccinated age groups, but scientists say we can take comfort in the protection the vaccines are providing.
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Sea-skimming 'flying ferries' could cross the Channel at 180mph © Brittany Ferries/PA

Battery-powered, sea-skimming 'flying ferries' could cross the Channel at 180mph

‘Minimal power’ would be needed to move hundreds of passengers with zero emissions, Brittany Ferries said.
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COVID-19: Scientists discover source of life-threatening blood clots © Getty Images

COVID-19: Scientists discover source of life-threatening blood clots

The finding could point to therapies to prevent clots, researchers say.
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Infants produce a strong immune response to COVID-19 © Getty Images

Infants produce a strong immune response to COVID-19

Researchers said the findings could help design coronavirus vaccines for adults which mimic the protection shown in children.
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Nearby star's death will cause a chaotic game of planet pinball © University of Warwick/Mark Garlick

Nearby star's death will cause a chaotic game of planet pinball

Astronomers have predicted that the transformation of a star into a white dwarf will send its planets bouncing off each other’s gravity.
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AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increases risk of bleeding disorders © Getty Images

AstraZeneca vaccine slightly increases risk of bleeding disorders

The risk is far lower than the risk of serious illness or death from coronavirus, researchers say.
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Alzheimer's: Scientists discover 'profound influence' of immune cells on disease progression © Getty Images

Alzheimer's: Scientists discover 'profound influence' of immune cells on disease progression

Researchers studied mice with Alzheimer's-like symptoms and samples from deceased patients.
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Pfizer vaccine approved for children aged 12-15: Everything you need to know © Getty Images

Pfizer vaccine approved for children aged 12-15: Everything you need to know

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will now decide whether children should get the jab.
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Puppies are born ready to communicate with people

Born to be mild: puppies have an innate ability to understand humans

Puppies can follow human pointing gestures, even before being trained, suggesting they are hardwired to communicate with us.
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Worm astronauts will help us safely send humans on deep space missions © NASA/Beata Science Art

Worm astronauts will help us safely send humans on deep space missions

Scientists are sending hundreds of worms to the International Space Station in order to understand why astronauts experience loss of muscle mass and strength in space.
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Astronomers create the largest-ever map of our Universe's dark matter © N Jeffrey/Dark Energy Survey collaboration

Astronomers create the largest-ever map of our Universe's dark matter

The map covers almost one-eighth of the entire sky.
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