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The mind/body revolution: how the division between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness fails us all

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New research shows western medicine’s traditional split between brain and body is, in fact, far from clear cut – and could provide a breakthrough for many complex conditions Some years ago Camilla Nord suffered such persistent pain at the site of an old injury that doctors thought she would need major surgery – a joint replacement in her foot. To delay this for a few months, they injected the foo

‘An unusual find’: 66m-year-old animal vomit discovered in Denmark

Fossilized dinosaur vomit found Denmark

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Experts say vomit, probably from a fish, is made up of sea lilies and is an important contribution to reconstructing past ecosystems A piece of fossilised vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed the earth, has been discovered in Denmark, the Museum of East Zealand has said. The find was made by a local amateur fossil hunter on the Cliffs of Stevns, a Unesco-listed site south of Copenhagen. Co

Ultra-processed food? Forever chemicals? Declining birth rates? What’s behind rising cancer in the under-50s?

Early-onset cancers rising globally

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Research into the disease has never been more far-reaching, but there is little consensus as to what is causing the rocketing rates of diagnosis in young adults In 2022, around 16% of the 20 million people with cancer worldwide were under 50. Cancer has always been markedly more of an older person’s disease, says Lynn Turner, director of research at Worldwide Cancer Research. But between 1990 and

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‘Truly unique find’: part of Swindon Stegosaur returns to Wiltshire town

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Vertebra spotted by fossil hunters on online marketplace is part of first stegosaur ever described by scientists The spectacular remains of the first stegosaur to be described by scientists – discovered in a clay pit in Swindon in 1874 – are on display in the grand surroundings of the Natural History Museum in London. But 150 years on, a little piece of the Swindon Stegosaur has been returned to

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Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered – podcast

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We asked for your questions on getting healthy in 2025 and you delivered. In the first episode of our listener questions special, Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample what she has uncovered about the scientifically proven ways to cut down on sugar, the truth behind the panic over seed oils, and why it is that some of us seem to have bullet proof immune systems, while others succumb to every bug they

Both men and women prefer younger partners, study finds

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Even though women tend to say they prefer older men they scored younger men as more desirable, research shows Researchers have challenged the idea that women prefer men who are older than them after finding precisely the opposite in thousands of women who went on blind dates. Quizzed after their brief encounters, both men and women tended to rate younger dates as more desirable future partners, s

Human case of avian flu detected in England as virus spreads among birds

Bird flu outbreak in Plymouth

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Second human case of H5N1 bird flu caught on farm in West Midlands but risk to public remains very low, says UKHSA A human case of highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in England, authorities have said, as bird flu cases escalate across the country. It is only the second symptomatic human case of H5N1 bird flu recorded in the UK, after the first was detected in 2022 , the UK Health Securi

Ancient British coins found in Dutch field likely to be spoils of Roman conquest

Roman-British coin hoard discovered

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Archaeologists hail discovery of very rare hoard featuring 44 gold coins bearing name of Celtic king Cunobelinus A hoard of British coins bearing the inscription of King Cunobelin and found in a Dutch field have been identified as very likely to be the spoils of war of a Roman soldier from the conquest of Britain . The 44 gold coins, known as staters, were discovered alongside 360 Roman coins, by

‘I briefly wondered whether I’d accidentally consumed shrooms’: the psychedelia – and science – of full dome cinema

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A film festival at a Melbourne planetarium will immerse viewers with a giant curved screen above them – showing dinosaurs, floating heads, and the entire cosmos Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Since emerging in their present form in the 90s, full dome films have occupied a curious place in the cinema landscape. Exhibited at planetariums on a large curved display situated above the aud

The big idea: What’s the real key to a fulfilling life?

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For centuries, we’ve pursued happiness and meaning. But what does that leave out? What if I told you that we could all be rich? Not in dollars or pounds, yen or rupees, but a completely different type of currency. A currency measured in experiences, adventures, lessons learned and stories told. As a social psychologist, I have dedicated my research career to a simple, but universal question: what

Do you run away from feelings of emptiness? It’s time to face them head-on

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People try many things to fill the void, but respite is short-lived. Learning to tolerate and understand these emotions will give you a more solid sense of yourself I just read an extraordinary article by Anna Parker for this website, and it set my mind on fire. Parker interviewed Yannick and Ben Jakober, whose daughter died at 19. In their grief, they began building a unique, 165-strong portrait

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GSK signs £50m deal with Oxford University on cancer vaccines

GSK invests £50 million in cancer vaccines

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Collaboration over at least three years aims to help understand how pre-cancerous cells develop Business live – latest updates GSK has said it will spend £50m on a project with the University of Oxford to investigate whether vaccines could be used to prevent some cancers. The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company said that the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme will look at how pre-cancerous

Increase regulation of online sale of weight-loss jabs, pharmacists say

Pharmacies demand tighter weight loss jab

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Current rules leave door open for medicines to be supplied without appropriate patient consultation, association says Pharmacies are demanding tougher regulation of the online sale of weight-loss jabs amid a predicted new year’s boom in demand. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), who represent independent community pharmacies, urged the regulator to require greater consultation with patients

Starwatch: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn reveal the ecliptic

Planetary parade reveals ecliptic

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Four naked-eye planets will appear in line, showing solar system’s plane This week we can observe four of the five naked-eye planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, but not Mercury) with the added bonus of a young moon, too. In doing so, we will be able to discern the ecliptic: the plane of the solar system, which defines the path in the sky that the sun, moon and planets all follow. The chart

Digital demons: the radical new treatment helping people with psychosis – podcast

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Jenny Kleeman reports on a new therapy where patients who suffer from psychosis create a digital avatar of the voices they hear Claire was 10 years old when she started hearing voices. They would torment her, call her names and tell her to self-harm. She tells Helen Pidd about her experience of psychosis, where reality is disturbed by hallucinations and delusions. For decades, she struggled to ge

CIA now backs lab leak theory to explain origins of Covid-19

CIA suggests COVID-19 lab origin

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Analysis released by new director, John Ratcliffe, suggests the agency believes totality of evidence makes a lab origin The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the coronavirus pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released on Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusi

Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds

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Exclusive: In-vitro gametes are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research Mass-producing eggs and sperm in a laboratory in order to have a baby with yourself or three other people in a “multiplex” parenting arrangement might sound like the plot of a dystopian novel. But these startling scenarios are under consideration by the UK’s fertility watchdog, which has concluded that the technology c

Sir Fraser Stoddart obituary

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Organic chemist who shared the 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry for his contribution to the development of molecular machines In 1991 the organic chemist Sir Fraser Stoddart, who has died aged 82, synthesised artificial molecular machines for the first time. They mimic the way that some biological materials are able to move in a quasi-mechanical, interlocking way. Stoddart had previously noted that

Jan 25, 2025

Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk rebuked by watchdog over failure to disclose payments to UK health groups

Novo Nordisk criticized for payment disclosures

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Danish drug giant found to have failed to accurately report spending even after admitting to errors The pharmaceutical watchdog has reprimanded Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk for failing to correctly disclose dozens of payments to the UK health sector as it sought to boost sales of its slimming drugs. The Danish drug giant – Europe’s most valuable listed company – systematically misreported, under-rep

AI is a force for good – and Britain needs to be a maker of ideas, not a mere taker | Will Hutton

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After Donald Trump’s reckless bonfire of safeguards, our best plan is to become tech champions ourselves It was only 11 years ago that Prof Stephen Hawking declared that explosive and untrammelled growth in artificial intelligence could menace the future of humanity . Two years ago, more than a thousand leaders in artificial intelligence, fearing “loss of control” given its exponential growth to

Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back? - podcast

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The Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year at the end of 2024: ‘brain rot’. The term relates to the supposedly negative effects of consuming social media content, but it struck a chord more widely with many of us who feel we just don’t have the mental capacity we once did. Gloria Mark , a professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, has been studying our wan

How writing about female cannibals changed my relationship with food

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Describing issues of autonomy, femgore, worth and hunger all had ain impact on what I wrote and how I felt about myself, says Lucy Rose My conflict with food began before I was born. According to family lore, I couldn’t be sated, even in utero. I consumed everything , apparently putting my twin at such risk that we were delivered prematurely. There are even stories of me climbing into my twin’s c

Hope for Britain’s loneliest bat after second species member discovered

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Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible For 21 long winters, Britain’s loneliest bat hibernated alone in a disused railway tunnel in Sussex. The male greater mouse-eared bat ( Myotis myotis ) was the only known individual of his kind in the country after he was discovered in 2002 – a decade after the rare species was offici

How do I stay healthy in my 60s?

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People in their 60s are living longer today than in previous generations. We asked experts how they can best prepare The percentage of people 65 or older has rapidly increased over the last 100 years. This group grew about five times faster than the total population between 1920 and 2020. Baby boomers, who started turning 65 in 2011, are primarily behind this growth spurt. The sixtysomethings of

Jan 24, 2025

Scientists point to Andes potato pathogen as origin of Irish famine

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Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today It was a disaster that killed about 1 million people, devastating 19th century Ireland, but while the potato disease linked to the Irish famine is well known, a battle has raged over where it originated. Scientists have long been divided over whether the fungus-like pathogen Phtytophthora infestan

The painful consequences of personality disorder diagnosis | Letters

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This diagnosis is a label given to survivors of abuse and should not be used with children, writes Keir Harding. Plus a parent writes of how medical professionals abandoned their son Scout Tzofiya Bolton painfully illustrates the neglect and brutality that can arise once mental health difficulties are understood as a “disordered personality” ( Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was se

‘Keep it plausible’: expert advice on how to lie and not get caught

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As The Traitors final airs, Prof Richard Wiseman – a psychologist and magician – says telling a good lie is ‘very difficult’ As The Traitors final airs on BBC One, a show in which the faithfuls battle to expose the traitors to win a cash prize, we spoke to an expert in the psychology of deception on how to lie. Richard Wiseman , a professor of the public understanding of psychology at the Univers

Jan 23, 2025

How dementia could be linked to air pollution in early life

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Scottish researchers find childhood pollution a likely factor, but association with mid-life air quality less clear Researchers in Scotland have found patterns in health data that suggest that air pollution breathed by children may affect their chances of getting dementia in later life . The first clue that air pollution may affect brain health was discovered about 20 years ago, when researchers

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