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There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

Your kidneys are like filters. Your brain is like a computer. Your digestive system is like a tube. Your hands are controlled a bit like a marionette. These comparisons exist in part because doctors ...

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King's College London researchers recently found that kiwis, rye bread and mineral water help relieve chronic constipation in the first evidence-based dietary guidelines for adults.