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ByRoxanneKhamsiWhensoccerstarDavidBeckhamhadthenamesofhischildrentattooedonhisskin
ByDouglasFoxJoenolongerfearsdeath.Infactthelasttimeithappenedheratherenjoyedtheride.Firsthewasplungedintodarkness
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ByMichaelLePageWomenundergoingIVFshouldhavejustoneembryoimplantedatatimeinordertoreducethenumberoftwinsborninthisway
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ByAndyCoghlanTHEfirsttrialofadrugintendedtorebalancethebrainchemistryofpeoplewithautismhashelpedsymptomsinmostofthe25volunteerswhotestedit–withreductionsinirritabilityandtantrums
ByDeboraMacKenzieTheworldfinancialcrisiscouldupsetthe22-yearbattletoeradicatepoliojustasvictoryisinsight.NextweektheGlobalPolioEradicationInitiative
nano/GettyByAliceKleinBacteriatriumphagain.Superbugshavefoundawaytoaltertheirgenestomakeithardertokillthemwithalcohol-basedhandsanitisers.Alcohol-basedhandsanitiserswerewidelyintroducedtohospitalsinth
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JeremyDurkin/REX/ShutterstockByAndyCoghlanDoctorsinEnglandhavebeenprescribingopioidpainkillersdisproportionatelytopeopleintheleastaffluentpartsofthenation.Ananalysisofnearlythreeyearsofprescribingdata
ByPeterAldhousUS-governmentfundingforresearchonhumanembryonicstemcells(hESCs)isbackon–fornow
ByAndyCoghlanA21-YEAR-OLDFrenchmanisthefirstpersonintheworldtobecuredoftheblooddisorderbeta-thalassaemiathroughgenetherapy.Butthereissomeconfusionoverwhatmadethetreatmentwork.Beforegenetherapyheneeded
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ByDeboraMacKenzieAnewwaveofbiotechfirmsindevelopingcountrieshassprunguptomeetanurgentglobalneed:affordabledrugsandvaccinesforthepoor.Butthere’sadangerthatmarketforceswillpushthemtojustmakemoredrugs
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ByMiriamFrankelYetanotherreasontogiveupsmoking.Smokingmayharmnotjustyourfertilitybutthatofthenextgeneration.Twoseparatestudiesshowthatmenwhosmokehavealowerconcentrationofproteinsinthetestesthatareesse
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