Humans
The brain starts to eat itself after chronic sleep deprivation
Sleep loss in mice sends the brain鈥檚 immune cells into overdrive. This might be helpful in the short term, but could increase the risk of dementia in the long run
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Earth
Unshackled, big auto will keep choking the world on diesel fumes
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Health
Call obesity a disease and food a pathological agent? No thanks
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Health
Human blood stem cells grown in the lab for the first time
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Health
UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work
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Health
Memo to whoever lands the world’s top health job 鈥� do this first
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Health
Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act
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Health
Listening to your heartbeat helps you read other people鈥檚 minds
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Health
Our ability to think in a random way peaks at 25 then declines
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Health
Fast CRISPR test easily detects Zika and antibiotic resistance
A method that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to recognise certain DNA sequences could make it quick and cheap to test for pathogens or genetic variants
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Health
Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment
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Health
Your brain fills gaps in your hearing without you realising
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Health
What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills
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Environment
Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used
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