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Science : Can Mozart make maths add up ?

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Maths scores low in cash shake-up

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Science : Go on then, have the broccoli if you must

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Insurers fight shy of gene tests

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Medals for all in the `science Olympics'

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Politicians aren't personalities

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Business as usual after twelve months of strife

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Cutting out stuttering

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Science : Losers get an attack of nerves

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Dementia drugs hasten mental decline

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Science : Why drugs don't dispel depression

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Your money or your life – Will gene testing tell insurance companies anything about diseases theydon't know already?

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