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Can a blood sugar monitor really help boost your health?

As more and more people without diabetes start to monitor their blood glucose levels, we take a look at what the evidence says about limiting your blood sugar spikes after eating

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Can a blood sugar monitor really help boost your health?

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A new understanding of how your blood type influences your health

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Mild haemophilia may add an extra year or two to someone's life

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Simple blood test tweak could make intensive care treatment safer

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Blood donors may pass on small risk of brain bleed to recipients

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Blood test could aid the diagnosis of 52 conditions including cancer

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Young mouse blood extends lives of older ones while rejuvenating them

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Young mouse blood extends lives of older ones while rejuvenating them

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A scanning electron micrograph of blood from someone with iron deficiency anaemia, showing irregularly-shaped, small red blood cells

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Almost 40 per cent of US girls and young women have low iron levels

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The surprisingly useful liquids that mop up gases like a sponge

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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed changing the screening process for blood donations so that they measure an individual's risk, rather than exclude people based on their sexual orientation or gender

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Gel made from okra stops bleeding in damaged hearts

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A scanning electron microscopy and computer generated image of DNA molecules and red blood cells

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Gene therapy trial shows early success in people with haemophilia B

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Temporary graphene tattoos could continuously monitor blood pressure

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High blood pressure may be treated by burning nerves near the kidneys

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