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Michelangelo's 'The Flood' seems to depict a woman with breast cancer

The Renaissance artist Michelangelo had carried out human dissections, which may have led him to include women with breast cancer in some of his pieces

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A section of Michelangelo's 'The Flood' depicting a woman with suspected breast cancer

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Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?

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The science of exercise: Which activity burns the most calories?

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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Close-up of woman eating omega 3 rich salad. Female having healthy salad consist of chopped salmon, spinach, brussels sprouts, avocado, soybeans, wakame and chia seeds in a bowl.

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The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts

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Cancer atlas reveals how tumours evolve inside the body

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Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut?

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Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods?

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The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking

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One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years

Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea - and the effects may last years

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Do certain foods suppress inflammation and help you live longer?

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Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?

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Flu viruses have evolved proteins that let them break through mucus

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This surprisingly creative trick helps children eat more fruit and veg

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