Medical research
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Jo Marchant, science journalist and author of Cure reveals the powerful and unexpected ways in which the mind can have a role in healing
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Study of virus’s evolution shows strains in Americas share a single ancestor, and suggest it could have arrived during the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup
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Cases of the childhood illness usually associated with the Victorian era have risen almost 10-fold in England and Wales in recent years – leaving doctors baffled
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Certain groups of autistic people die 30 years younger than their peers, say charity Autistica, calling for an immediate review into autism deaths
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On Sunday night, while tidying the living room floor, I suddenly joined a suffering subculture
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Special cells have a single copy of genome, like eggs and sperm, but can divide and form tissues in step towards pinpoint diagnosis of genetic disorders
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Research on mice has shown signs of reversing memory loss by using light to activate cells and help to grow new connections
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Research indicates that transcranial direct current stimulation (tCDS) during rehabilitation therapy might help stroke patients recover more movement
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To end poverty, put science at the heart of development
Sue Desmond-Hellmann and Nick HurdResearch and development must be harnessed to improve the lives of those with the greatest needs, whererever they are
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Lancet study that analysed 2013-14 French Polynesia outbreak finds more evidence of link between virus and birth defect
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Study finds overuse is to blame for bacteria becoming resistant to drugs in urinary tract infections caused by E coli
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Obesity during pregnancy and higher blood sugar increase birth weight, while higher blood pressure makes babies smaller
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New study could explain why people suffering from PTSD and other psychological disorders can have difficulty forming everyday memories
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New regulations on the use of grants represent an appalling insult to freedom of thought and will censor scientific debate. We must oppose it now
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On the 61st anniversary of Alexander Fleming’s death, we are on the road back to where he started: the days of people dying from common infections and injuries
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Health workers face suspicion and a lack of cold storage as they test the Ebola vaccine and also try to reach children who have missed inoculations against other diseases
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Trial on babies and toddlers with congenital cataracts used stem cells to regenerate healthy lenses, producing better results than conventional surgery
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Experts investigating the death of a man in a French drug trail, which also left five hospitalised, have published a report laying blame on the substance tested
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This animation by Cancer Research UK explains the new findings which could revolutionise cancer treatment
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Breakthrough could allow potent new personalised treatments which prime patients’ own immune systems to attack biological markers on tumours
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Study concludes that new technology involving brain-machine interfaces could benefit humans living with paralysis or motor neurone diseases
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Joy can trigger same symptoms as Takotsubo syndrome, where heart changes shape after sad events, say scientists
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A parliamentary bill to ban the importation of monkeys for scientific research not only threatens medical progress, but patient wellbeing
The MIT lab flushing out a city’s secrets