Medical research
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Using a device which detects patterns in brain activity, patients paralysed by ALS can answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ – and tell doctors they are ‘happy’ with life
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Research shows price of 14 treatments that should cost pennies has risen by up to 1,000%
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Advice that overcooked starchy foods can contain acrylamide, a chemical liked to cancer, has caused a furore this week. Is it just another health scare?
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Prospect of growing human organs for transplantation raised by creation of first ever embryos combining two large, distantly related species
Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early death