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genetic medicine

A single French fry on a paper plate with plastic cutlery beside it

Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

Macaques on permanent diets live significantly longer – the equivalent of nine years in people. But is the detailed meal planning and loss of libido worth it?

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A drop of blood coming out of a needle

Life

Antibody can protect brains from the ageing effects of old blood

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American football action

Health

Concussed athletes more likely to injure their legs months later

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crop spraying

Technology

We should embrace our ability to harness plant genes

Leader

Hand holding PrEP pill

Health

Massive drop in London HIV rates may be due to internet drugs

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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) uses electrodes to send a current across the brain

Health

Zapping the brain really does seem to improve depression

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Appendix surgery

Life

Miniature brain and skull found inside 16-year-old girl’s ovary

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scales

Health

Moral dilemma: should we reshape society because we can?

Leader

Biotrial sign

Health

Battle to see all data behind drug trial tragedy must go on

Comment

A lightning bolt

Life

Woman hit by lightning loses synaesthesia – but then it returns

Medication, meningitis and being struck by lightning have all affected one woman’s synaesthesia, but remarkably it soon returned in exactly the same form

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Environment

The 12 biggest and best science stories of 2016

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Health

Light therapy could break down Alzheimer's brain deposits

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Technology

Robotic hand exoskeleton lets quadriplegic people use cutlery

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Life

Making cells ignore mutations could treat genetic diseases

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