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How your body clock can make drugs and vaccines more effective

The efficacy of vaccines and drugs differs in the mornings vs the afternoon. We spoke to Oxford Professor Russel Foster about its importance.

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Europe’s medicine shortages: Which drugs are in short supply and why?

From amoxicillin to paracetamol, some drugs have become harder to find. Supply issues are not new, but the problem has worsened in recent years.

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Prescription poo: US approves first faecal transplant therapy

The pharmaceutical-grade faecal transplant therapy aims to prevent recurrent and life-threatening gut infections.

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Wellcome Collection closes 'racist, sexist and ableist' display

The display featured items collected during the colonial period.

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Good News: these revolutionary sunglasses can subtitle everyday life

These 100 ideas have the potential to change the way we live

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Scientists use new gene editing technique to help tackle cancer

Scientists have used CRISPR gene editing technology to tailor immune cells to attack tumours, an important step towards personalised cancer treatment.

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates | Shaping the future of biosimilar medicine in Europe

Euronews has gathered a panel of experts, industry leaders and key players in Brussels to address the issue of biosimilar medicines.

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Study links parenthood age and children’s risk of bipolar disorder

Researchers have found a link between the age at which you become a parent and the risk of your child developing bipolar disorder.

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AI is helping scientists spot depression with 'roughly 80% accuracy'

Researchers say artificial intelligence could spot signs of mental health disorders before patients seek help for them.

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Transplanted livers can keep working for more than 100 years

These findings pave the way for a much bigger donor pool, potentially giving new hope to future patients.

World News

Turkey: Warning to medical tourists from patients with botched teeth

A lack of regulation means patients are leaving Turkey with worse teeth than they arrived with - and dentists at home refuse to touch them.

Health news

Scientists implant human 'mini brains' into baby rats to study autism

The new research could shed new light on brain disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

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Europe's energy crisis could cut production of cheap medicines

Some generic medicines may be discontinued, drugmakers warn - as soaring energy bills squeeze their margins.

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How limb-regenerating salamanders could help humans heal wounds

Scientists think the salamander's genes hold the secret to regenerating body tissue.

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Could trees help us fight off antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Hydroquinine, which can already be used to treat malaria in humans, has bacterial killing abilities according to a new study.

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Scientists change kidney blood type in potential boost for transplants

The research could have major implications for kidney transplant patients, especially those from ethnic minorities.

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Polio vaccines offered to 1m children in first UK outbreak since 1980s

The virus is spreading in London for the first time since the 1980s after it was detected in samples of sewage in the UK capital.

Living

Healthcare: Unnecessary blood tests and high-carbon meds need to go

Health care is responsible for 4.4 per cent of global carbon emissions. Here are some simple ways this can be reduced.

Health news

AI uncovers 3D structure of almost every protein known to science

Grasping the complex shapes of proteins is key to understanding life and developing new medicines.

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Can AI boost drug discovery? We're one big step closer

The French-American unicorn Owkin has shown its machine learning tool can get fiercely competitive drugmakers to share research data while protecting their secrets.