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Campaigners say organs are being taken from prisoners in China

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15 studies retracted due to fears they used Chinese prisoners' organs

15 organ transplantation studies by researchers in China have been retracted due to concerns the work may have used organs from executed prisoners

News

The team found DNA (red) and an enzyme (green) on the surface of human gallstones (yellow)

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Sticky nets of DNA from immune cells may be to blame for gallstones

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Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

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Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

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Dog walking may put some people at risk of catching Lyme disease

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Lyme disease in England and Wales is most common in older, white women

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Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

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Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

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Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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Lack of sleep is more of a problem for teen girls than social media

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In some countries, more than 107 boys are born for every 100 girls

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Sperm sorting method could prevent girls being born, scientists warn

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An Ebola treatment centre in Butembo

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Ebola breakthrough: two drugs could treat up to 90 per cent of cases

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

First ever clinical trial of chlamydia vaccine shows the drug is safe for women and triggers an immune response against the bacteria that causes the infection

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Health

Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

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Health

I tried to eat myself smarter at a brain-boosting supper club

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Health

Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment

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Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

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