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Health

Fixed by light: Flick a switch to banish pain and blindness

Parkinson's, blindness, chronic pain and more could all be cured using optogenetics – a revolutionary therapy that has just begun its first trial in humans

Features

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Life

First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson's created

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Face it, the Olympics won't be axed. We need to Zika-proof them

Health

Face it, the Olympics won't be axed. We need to Zika-proof them

Analysis

Let people most affected by gene editing write CRISPR rules

Health

Let people most affected by gene editing write CRISPR rules

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Aqua aerobics class of older people

Health

State of US health: black health up, teen pregnancies down

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Health

Childcare and housework are what give women more heart problems

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Technology

iPhone app tracks 600 patients in biggest ever Parkinson’s study

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Health

Shock of good news can hurt your heart as much as grief

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The GoodSAM app

Technology

App tries to fetch medical help before cardiac arrest kills you

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Autopsies suggest surgical grafts passed on Alzheimer's disease

Life

Autopsies suggest surgical grafts passed on Alzheimer's disease

There is growing evidence that Alzheimer's disease was spread via surgical grafts as well as growth hormone donations several decades ago

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Mind

Footage of first Parkinson’s treatments found after 50 years

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Health

First clue to treating mystery disease of US Pacific island

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Health

Bottle and a half of wine is new UK weekly alcohol limit

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Life

Drug reversed my Parkinson's symptoms and let me read again

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