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Health

Hurt blocker: To treat chronic pain, look to the brain not body

Rethinking the root causes of chronic pain suggests it will take more than drugs to break the cycle – the answer lies in how the brain processes pain

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All UK doctors should join the call to decriminalise drugs

Health

All UK doctors should join the call to decriminalise drugs

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Technology

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

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First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

Technology

First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

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Health

NHS does have the power to give HIV PrEP drug, say judges

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Life

Implants hack reflexes to let paralysed monkeys move their legs

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Technology

Robot surgeon can slice eyes finely enough to remove cataracts

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Drug that stops brain plaques may show if they cause Alzheimer’s

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Drug that stops brain plaques may show if they cause Alzheimer’s

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Technology

Smart camera system checks patients' vital signs from afar

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Health

Man or mouse? Why drug research has taken the wrong turning

Drug research has got so hooked on working with genetically modified animals that it has lost touch with human disease

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Health

Lab mice are sending us on a wild goose chase

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Life

Mice fall for rubber hand illusion just like us

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Health

How I got addicted to painkillers

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Addiction to prescription drugs is UK 'public health disaster'

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