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Alzheimer’s: bacteria that causes stomach ulcers may protect the brain, our new research indicates

Helicobacter pylori, best known for causing stomach ulcers, was shown to block the build-up of both amyloid-beta and tau in our study.

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The UK failed grooming gang victims by not seeing ‘children as children’

A safeguarding expert explains why these reforms could change things.

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Five common habits that might be harming your liver

Are your everyday habits damaging your liver?
It’s not just alcohol – even sugar, painkillers, and sitting too much can take a toll.

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Here We Are: how silence defines Stephen Sondheim’s last musical

The second act of Sondheim’s musical denies the emotional release of song – without which his characters are confronted, confronting and exposed.

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The Weimar triangle: how Germany’s new government could reinvigorate an important European security alliance

France, Germany and Poland together represent a strategically significant partnership in a Europe plagued by war to its east.

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The Inca string code that reveals Peru’s climate history

Andean people of the past looked at these strings as a record of the climate, and they studied them to understand patterns.

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Declining soil health is a global concern – here’s how AI could help

Knowing where best to scale up soil health solutions will help protect people, businesses and ecosystems from extreme events.

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Could faecal transplants cause long-term health problems?

Faecal transplants could see gut microbes ending up in the wrong place.

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Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK

The two extremist members of the Netanyahu government have consistently opposed any efforts to bring peace to the region.

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MPs could vote on two proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales – the debate explained

In England and Wales, people do not have explicit abortion rights as a matter of domestic law.

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