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Sergio Canavero

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Inside the mind of the man who wants to transplant human heads

Neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero likens himself to Peter Parker and Victor Frankenstein, and controversially claims that a successful human head transplant is imminent

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Artificial organs used in operations without approval for humans

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Artificial organs used in operations without approval for humans

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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A close-up of an eye

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Electric zap ‘wakes’ man after 15 years in a vegetative state

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Angela Sirigu

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Meet the team who 'woke' a man from 15 years in vegetative state

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Shaken baby syndrome is not definitive proof of child abuse

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Shaken baby syndrome is not definitive proof of child abuse

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doctor comforting a patient

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End-of-life chatbot can help you with difficult final decisions

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Brain scans

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Scanning your brain can predict what will happen in the future

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A multicoloured pill capsule

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Psychedelic medicine: the potential, the people, the politics

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Blood cells of someone with leukaemia

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Vitamin C helps genes to kill off cells that would cause cancer

Many blood cancers are caused by mutations in the protective °Õ·¡°Õ2Ìýgene, but vitamin C may enhance drug treatments by helping to tell out-of-control cells to stop dividing

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Choosing alternative cancer treatment doubles your risk of death

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Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don’t wash their hands

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CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humans

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Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy

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