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Steroids are everywhere on social media – but how dangerous are they?

From “trenfluencers” to complex drug regimens, influencers are reshaping how millions approach steroid use. Now, researchers are trying to catch up with what this means for our health

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How does the pill affect your brain? We're finally getting answers

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The truth about the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs

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Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?

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Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat?

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Wildfire smoke is reversing decades of progress on clean air

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Why China's clean energy tech will determine our climate future

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Chip shortages are producing winners and losers in the AI gold rush

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

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A scanning electron micrograph of cancer cells in the intestine

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Cancer mystery as cases rise among younger people around the world

The number of people under 50 with cancer is increasing in many countries and for many different tumour types. Why this is occurring isn't entirely clear, but it may be due to some aspects of modern life

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We’re starting to understand how viruses trigger chronic conditions

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How AI chatbots in search engines will completely change the internet

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Why rivers are important for everything from biodiversity to wellbeing

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

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