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Push-button orgasm isn't worth $6 million to medicine

The doctor who discovered that a spinal implant meant for pain relief can also trigger orgasms says that we are unlikely to see an orgasmatron any time soon

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Curry cure: Chillies are the hot new thing in medicine

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Curry cure: Chillies are the hot new thing in medicine

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Do invertebrates feel pain?

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Do invertebrates feel pain?

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Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

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Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle

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Scratch a mirror image of your itch to bring relief

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Popping pills for flu fever might make things worse

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Popping pills for flu fever might make things worse

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Waiting for pain can cause more dread than pain itself

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Waiting for pain can cause more dread than pain itself

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Girl who feels no pain could inspire new painkillers

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Girl who feels no pain could inspire new painkillers

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Head hurts? Zap the wonder nerve in your neck

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Head hurts? Zap the wonder nerve in your neck

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What's the beef? Cultured meat remains a distant dream

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What's the beef? Cultured meat remains a distant dream

Yesterday's hype around the world's first cultured burger could herald an era of environmentally friendly meat, but only if many challenges can be solved

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Paindrops a' falling

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Itch protein may hold key to cure for skin conditions

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Pain ray: The US military's new agony beam weapon

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Paindrops keep falling

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