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Woman eating sandwich on London underground

Health

Will a ban on snacking on public transport really help combat obesity?

A proposal to ban snacks on public transport has appeared in a UK government report. But it doesn't seem based on evidence, and the government won't discuss it

Analysis

Cancer drug attacking cancer cells

Health

Mini organs grown from tumour cells can help us choose the best chemo

News

Want to regrow organs and defy cancer? Just copy these awesome animals

Life

Want to regrow organs and defy cancer? Just copy these awesome animals

Features

Chronic Lyme disease may be a misdiagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome

Health

Chronic Lyme disease may be a misdiagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome

News

Takeaway food packaging may be source of synthetic chemicals in blood

Health

Takeaway food packaging may be source of synthetic chemicals in blood

News

Nobel prize for medicine goes to discovery of how cells sense oxygen

Health

Nobel prize for medicine goes to discovery of how cells sense oxygen

News

Doctor examines mammogram snapshot of breast of female patient on the monitors.

Health

Anti-evolution drug may help treat resistant breast cancers

News

Thibault walks using an exoskeleton

Technology

A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a man with paralysis walk again

News

A man in a hospital

Health

Bowel cancer screening in younger groups may do more harm than good

News

Volunteer finely places the prosthesis with feedback on the straight line

Technology

A prosthetic leg that attaches to nerves feels like part of the body

People who have had a leg amputated found that a prosthetic leg with sensors felt like an extension of their own bodies and helped them avoid tripping over

News

Health

Experimental drug that targets liver fat may help prevent diabetes

News

Health

App can detect signs of eye diseases in kids by scanning your photos

News

Health

A hidden drug overdose crisis has struck Scotland - can we fix it?

Insight

Health

A man's acute psychosis appears to have been triggered by Brexit

News