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genetic medicine

Being popular is good for health - in monkeys, at least

Life

Being popular is good for health - in monkeys, at least

Life at the bottom of the social ladder can be damaging to health – but now a study in rhesus monkeys shows that health can improve in tandem with social standing

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Alessandra Biffi

Health

Let’s take on untreatable diseases, says gene therapy pioneer

Features

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Technology

Google’s DeepMind agrees new deal to share NHS patient data

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GM mosquito

Life

GM mosquitoes approved for field trial release in Florida

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Chinese and US flags

Technology

Are the US and China heading for a gene-editing ‘space race’?

Analysis

Blood vessels of healthy mouse brain

Health

Stopping brain protein from going rogue may prevent Alzheimer’s

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A chaotic looking hall with rows of tables holding medical instruments and medical professionals in scrubs attending to people

Health

US healthcare still lags far behind other developed nations

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The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere

Humans

The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere

Features

Illustration of brain

Technology

‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant

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Health

We must take the poison out of the 'shaken baby syndrome' debate

Miscarriages of justice will continue to follow the deaths of babies unless courts are given the best scientific evidence

Leader

Health

Evidence of 'shaken baby' questioned by controversial study

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Health

Strict breastfeeding rules don't work and can hurt young babies

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Health

Laser probe lets brain surgeons identify cancer cells with sound

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Technology

Robot surgeon can slice eyes finely enough to remove cataracts

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