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Scientists build an artificial liver device that sustains liver function and stimulates organ repair...

Healthcare workers are carrying COVID-19 without realising they’re infected, a new study shows...

Coughs and sneezes traditionally spread diseases, and coronavirus particles are shed into sewage...

Loss of smell and taste sense has been reported by people later diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. Now we know why...

Covid-19 mortality rates are apparently much lower in some parts of the world. Might the TB jab you had as a teenager...

Immune responses can actually help Covid-19 to infect cells, a new study reveals...

Scientists have found a new molecule to treat paracetamol overdose

Is lettuce grown in space as good for you as lettuce grown on Earth?

An expandable heart valve could spare millions from multiple, hazardous heart surgeries...

Can running for 15 minutes a day help improve the health of children?

Hate cleaning? Wish things just wouldn’t get dirty? Technology to the rescue...

DNA stores our biological blueprint, and it can now store the blueprint of common objects too...

Poor living conditions is linked to depression in men, and anxiety in women...

Destabilising addiction memories turns out to be a surprisingly effective long-term treatment for alcoholism...

If you find it difficult to change your diet, look at what these bacteria did…

Tiny micropolymers can preserve key nutrients in food supplements...

The genetic changes that protect ash trees against ash dieback disease have been uncovered by UK scientists...

In every generation there is about a 1% chance of a child’s father not actually being the mother’s husband...

Enjoyment of pop songs is down to the uncertainty and surprise created by certain chords...

Measles erases the immune system's memory of past infections, two new studies revealed this week...

After decades, researchers have discovered how measles erases our immune system’s memory of past infections...

Ditching a raft of genes helped marine mammals to adapt to life afloat...

A small study found that exercise reduced the brain shrinkage rate in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers find that restoring sensation in amputated legs seems to make walking easier...