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/ 8 December 2010
Scientists claim to be a step closer to reversing the ageing process after rejuvenating worn-out organs in elderly mice.
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/ 26 November 2010
For the first time, stem cells have been injected into the brain of a stroke victim in the hope that the brain will stimulate the growth of new neuron
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/ 19 November 2010
Scientists have turned clumps of human skin into blood cells in a feat that could revolutionise cancer therapy and the treatment of blood disorders.
The immune system has been found to target viruses inside cells, suggesting new strategies to fight infections — including colds and gastroenteritis
The bugs, preserved in amber, tell tales of forest conditions in India before it crashed into Asia
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/ 25 October 2010
Eighty-six people have been killed accidentally by badly trained acupuncturists in the past 45 years.
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/ 18 October 2010
Children who spent more than two hours a day at a screen had a 60% higher risk of psychological problems.
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/ 28 September 2010
Doctors are to begin the trial of a treatment that could double the time transplanted organs survive in the body.
The studies found that being lonely and isolated was as bad for a person’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or being an alcoholic.
Scientists reveal the goings-on at the galactic centre of space-time.