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Enzyme shot restores memory in Alzheimer's mice
ITMAYeventuallybepossibletorestoresomeofthelostcognitivefunctionandlearningabilityofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease.MichaelShelanskiofColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkandhiscolleaguesknewthatanenzymecalledubiq...
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Doing meth raises the risk of strokes in young people
LarryW.Smith/GettyImagesByJessicaHamzelouPeoplewhousemethamphetaminearealmostfivetimesmorelikelytohaveastrokecausedbyableedinthebrain...
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IBM to investigate role of microbiome in autoimmune disorders
SteveGschmeissner/SciencePhotoLibraryIBMhasannouncedplanstostudythehumanmicrobiomeanditsroleinautoimmunediseases.Westilldon’tfullyunderstandhowthebacteriainsideusaffectourhealth.IBMplanstofindoutmoreb...
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Eat a seasonal diet and your gut microbes may change in sync
MatthieuPaley/NationalGeographicByJopdeVriezeThemicrobeslivinginourgutcouldvarywiththeseasons...
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Stainless steel faucets may up risk of legionnaires' disease
Westend61/GettyByIngaVesperAcombinationofrustywaterandstainlesssteeltaps...
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Photos of skinny women affect people’s minds in just 15 minutes
Jean-LucJuckerByJessicaHamzelouForthefirsttime...
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Editorial: So many victims of the drug trade
THINKofadrugvictimandtheimagethattypicallycomestomindisajunkieOD’inginsomesqualidbasement.KrisEgglewasaboutasfarfromthatstereotypeasyoucanimagine.Aformercollegeathlete...
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Stressed out GCSE kids need more mental health help
Caiaimage/SamEdwards/GettyAsteenagersacrossmuchoftheUKgettheirGCSEexamresults...
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Bird flu research must be shared faster
ITGIVESanewmeaningtothephrase“publishorperish”.Scientistshavenotbeensharinginformationaboutbirdflufastenough...
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Brain cells and robotics make a connection
ByMasonInmanTHEpowertoperformawiderangeoftasksbyusingthoughttocontrolacomputerorroboticarmhascomeabigstepcloser...
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Will Google’s targeted depression tests really help people?
vandervelden/GettyWhenyousearchforamedicalconditiononline...
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Chemical controllers: How hormones influence your body and mind
EikoOjalaByJopdeVriezeandEmmaYoungWELIKEtothinkweareinchargeofourownbehaviour–thatourthoughtsareunderourconsciouscontrolandthatouractionsaremostlyreasonable.Butourbehaviourisalsointheswayofanancientsy...
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How to keep foods bursting with goodness
ByDuncanGraham-RoweYoubiteintoacheesesandwich.Asyouchewthebread...
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Angry men have less lung power to shout about
ByNewScientistStaffandAFPMiddle-agedmenwhoareangryandhostilealsosufferacceleratedwear-and-tearontheirlungs...
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Mummy autopsy reveals earliest known case of liver parasite
CDCPublicHealthImageLibraryByColinBarrasItmighthavebeenwhatthedoctorordered...
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Gut cells produce a 'bug-proof fence'
TRILLIONSof“friendlybacteria”inhabitourgutandhelpusdigestourfood.Soitispuzzlingthattheysorarelyinvadeourtissues.NowLoraHooperandhercolleaguesattheUniversityofTexasSouthwesterninDallashaveshownthatthis...
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'Morning after' pill made widely available in US
CONSERVATIVEShadabitterpilltoswallowlastweekwiththeapprovalbytheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationofa“morningafter”contraceptivepillforover-the-countersaletowomenaged18andolder.Thepill...
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Australia plans random drug tests for people receiving welfare
imageBROKER/AlamyStockPhotoByAliceKleinTheAustraliangovernmentisplanningatwo-yeartrialofrandomdrugtestsforwelfarerecipientsstartinginJanuary2018.Ifapprovedbyparliament...
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Robot suit helps children with cerebral palsy to walk better
FunctionalandAppliedBiomechanicsSection...
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Scandal grows over suspect body parts
ByPeterAldhousandSanFranciscoIfyouarescheduledforreconstructiveorthopaedicsurgery...
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Air-blast injection supercharges HIV vaccine
ByMichaelDayUsingairpressuretoblastdoubleHIVvaccinesundertheskin–ratherthanusinganeedle–isrevivingtheonce-promisingvaccinationapproach.Inthelate1990stherewerehighhopesthatdoublevaccines...
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Mould no threat to people of New Orleans
ThebuildingsofNewOrleanswereleftcoveredwithmouldafterthefloodscausedbyhurricaneKatrina...
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Bumpology: Why can't my baby sleep when I do?
ByLindaGeddesDaystogo:69Waistsize:96.5centimetres(38inches)Thirtyweeksintomypregnancy...
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Stop uncontrolled experiments on autistic children
HEREistheuncomfortabletruthaboutautism:weknowlittleaboutthemanycausesofthisspectrumofdisorders...
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Weakened flu virus proves ideal vaccine
ByEwenCallawayA“rewritten”fluviruspromptsanidenticalimmuneresponseinmicetoanaturalinfection–meaningitcouldmakeamoreeffectivevaccinethantraditionaloptions.Thenewvaccineviruscontainsexactlythesameprotei...
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Faulty internal clock linked to diabetes
ByAndyCoghlanAFAULTYinternalclockinthecellsinthepancreasthatproduceinsulincouldbebehindtype2diabetes–aconditioninwhichthebodyisunabletoproduceoruseinsulinproperly.Thefindingsuggeststhatdisruptionofnat...
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Bumpology: Choosing the sex of your child
ByLindaGeddesDaystogo:76 Waistsize:96.5centimetres(38inches–thoughI’mlosingtrackofwhereexactlymywaistis)Iwashavingcoffeeandcakewithtwofellowmums-to-betheotherday...
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Paper trail: Inside the stem cell wars
ByPeterAldhousEditorial:LifttheveilofsecrecyoverpeerreviewALL’Sfairinloveandwar...
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Desperate measures: The lure of an autism cure
ByJimGilesEditorial:StopuncontrolledexperimentsonautisticchildrenLEOMILIKisasuccessstory.Atage2hewasdiagnosedwithautism.Afterhismotherheardtheconditioncouldbelinkedtocertainfoods...
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Refashioned rat livers could boost transplants
ByAndyCoghlanLiversstrippedbareoftheiroriginaltissuethenrecoatedwithnewcellshavebeensuccessfullytransplantedintoratsforthefirsttime.KorkutUygunattheMassachusettsGeneralHospitalinBostonandhiscolleagues...
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Robb Fraley: Monsanto is a champion of healthy eating
ByPeterAldhousThecompany’schieftechnologyofficeronhowtheagri-biotechgiantisreinventingitself.Sofar...
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For US healthcare, the only way is up
TheonlywayisupforUShealthcare.Thenationhasfinishedbottomofthepileinasurveyofhealthprovisioninsimilarlydevelopedcountries.ResearcherswiththeCommonwealthFund...
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Sea snail venom provides potent pain relief
ByJessicaHamzelouSeasnailvenomcouldbecomethegoldstandardforthereliefofnerve-relatedpainfollowingthedevelopmentofapillthatis100timesaspotentasleadingtreatments.Currenttreatmentsforneuropathicpaininclud...
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Death revives warnings about rogue stem cell clinics
ByAndyCoghlanThedeathofawomanaftershewastreatedwithstemcellsataprivateclinicinThailandhasreinforcedwarningsfordesperatesickpeopletoavoid“stem-celltourism”–thegambleofundergoinguntestedstem-celltreatme...
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Smartphone add-on will bring eye tests to the masses
ByVijaysreeVenkatramanEverworriedthatyoureyesightisn’tgoodenoughtoreadyourcellphone’sscreen?Asitturnsout...
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Stem cell society to 'smoke out the charlatans'
ByPeterAldhousinSanFranciscoAsfearsgrowaboutthedangersposedbyclinicsofferingunprovenstem-celltreatments...
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Why losing a loved one can be lethal
ByEwenCallawayWHYdosomewidowsandwidowersquicklyfollowtheirspousestothegrave?Itseemstheso-calledwidowhoodeffectcouldbecausedbythecombinedeffectsofstressandage-relatedchangesintheimmunesystem.Previou...
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World's first plastic antibody works in mice
ByAndyCoghlanAntibodiesmadeentirelyfromplastichavesavedthelivesofmiceinjectedwithbeevenom–thefirsttimesuchastrategyhasworkedinliveanimals.Researchersdevelopingtheantibodiessayitisthefirststeptowardscu...
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Genome at 10: Faster, cheaper... worse
ByMichaelLePageOneofthemosttangiblebenefitsofthehumangenomeprojectisthatsequencinggenomesisgettingmuchfasterandcheaper.Whenitbegan...
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Genome at 10: The hunt for the 'dark matter'
ByPeterAldhousandMichaelLePageAccordingtoonegenomescan...
