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Health

Should people who are not terminally ill have the right to die?

The debate around extending assisted suicide to people who experience unbearable mental suffering, rather than physical suffering, is an ethical minefield

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Technology

Brain training game for troops tackles effects of combat trauma

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Self-destructing bacteria are engineered to kill cancer cells

Health

Self-destructing bacteria are engineered to kill cancer cells

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Thousands of fMRI brain studies in doubt due to software flaws

Health

Thousands of fMRI brain studies in doubt due to software flaws

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Mystery of 101-year-old master pianist who has dementia

Health

Mystery of 101-year-old master pianist who has dementia

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Founders of Western civilisation were prehistoric dope dealers

Health

Founders of Western civilisation were prehistoric dope dealers

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Health

Cochlear implants boosted by gene therapy plus tiny LEDs

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Health

Antidepressants on trial: Are they a wonder or a danger?

Culture

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Humans

Are you turning your child into a self-loving narcissist?

Features

Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

Health

Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

A major US study has undermined the increasingly vocal claims that saturated fat in food poses no risk to health, says Ian Johnson

Comment

Technology

Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

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Life

New life form discovered in saliva is linked to human disease

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Humans

Stolen penises and other exotic psychological tales

Culture

Earth

Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

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