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Editor's note
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Anyone who has turned to a so-called “paleo” diet is in for a nasty surprise. The eating habits of prehistoric humans and their ancestors caused many of the same kinds of dental problems as we see today. Ian Towle explains how he discovered holes in 2.5m-year-old teeth fossils that look just like those caused by fizzy drinks.
The 1970s are often seen as an age of sexism, but a school of thought emerged during the decade that might offer inspiration for today. The men’s liberation movement promoted honesty and emotion as a way to combat toxic masculinity, says Emily Priscott. And Bettina Büchel looks to the future, and the influence of social bias on gender inequality. She warns this bias is seeping into designs for artificial intelligence which, if it continues unchecked, will amplify sexism in society.
Despite the fact that conventional medicine is slow to recognise the relationship between nutrition and good mental health, a growing body of scientific evidence is making the connection explicit. As the use of antidepressants continues to rise, Joyce Cavaye argues that to reduce the burden of mental illness doctors must embrace a more body-and-mind approach.
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Stephen Harris
Commissioning + Science Editor
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Teeth fossils with evidence of dental lesions from Australopithecus africanus.
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Ian Towle, Liverpool John Moores University
Prehistoric humans and their predecessors may have had a very different diet but their teeth suffered in similar ways to ours.
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