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medicine

Miniature placentas grown in lab give positive pregnancy test result

Health

Miniature placentas grown in lab give positive pregnancy test result

Researchers hope that tiny placentas grown from human cells can help research into why pregnancies sometimes lead to stillbirths or small babies

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Cannabis plant

Health

Half-hearted cannabis legalisation move leaves patients in limbo

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algal cells

Technology

We can harness algae with magnets to deliver drugs inside our bodies

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Faecal bacteria

Health

Faecal swaps could help stop heart transplants from being rejected

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An artistic poker

Health

Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression

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Illustrations of James Allison and Tasuku Honjo

Health

Cancer immune therapy recognised with Nobel Prize for medicine

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Paralysis

Health

Paralysis need not mean paralysis for life

Leader

Three people with paralysis can walk again with nerve-boosting implant

Health

Three people with paralysis can walk again with nerve-boosting implant

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Health

Is studying your gut bacteria key to good health or a waste of money?

Insight

Bacteria can be used to turn type A blood into universal type O

Health

Bacteria can be used to turn type A blood into universal type O

A new family of enzymes found in the human gut has been used to quickly turn type A blood into type O - which can be used for transfusions in anyone

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Technology

Smart bandage sees when wound is infected and treats it automatically

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Life

Don't miss: The story of Ötzi, Kew's summer frolics, and medical 3D

Culture

Health

Medical cannabis: What you really need to know

Features

Technology

Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

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