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Faecal bacteria

Health

Faecal swaps could help stop heart transplants from being rejected

Giving mice a faecal transplant made them more tolerant of a subsequent heart transplant, hinting the gut may be key to avoiding organ rejection

News

An artistic poker

Health

Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression

News

Illustrations of James Allison and Tasuku Honjo

Health

Cancer immune therapy recognised with Nobel Prize for medicine

News

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

News

microbiome 3

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

News

Electronics on someone's skin

Technology

Smart bandage sees when wound is infected and treats it automatically

News

Kew Wakehurst

Life

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

Culture

Medical cannabis: What you really need to know

Health

Medical cannabis: What you really need to know

The UK looks set to become the latest place to legalise medical cannabis. But with its use sweeping the world, many questions remain about what it does and how

Features

Technology

Wireless implant lights up inside the body to kill cancer

News

Health

People who keep seeing the same doctor have lower death rates

News

Health

Is an AI chatbot really better than a human doctor?

Analysis

Health

First cannabis-based drug approved in the US to treat epilepsy

News

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