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Mind

Shocking evidence shows people in vegetative states may be conscious

1 in 10 people thought to be permanently unconscious as a result of brain trauma may actually be aware. The hunt is on for ways to rescue them from their limbo

Features

Louis Viljoen

Health

Findings that many unconscious people may be aware is a wake-up call

Leader

barefoot runner

Health

Barefoot walkers have tough feet but sense the ground just as well

News

Injecting an egg

Health

Several IVF attempts can signal higher risk for any eventual pregnancy

News

MRI scanner

Technology

AIs that diagnose diseases are starting to assist and replace doctors

Insight

2nd February 1971: Seagulls drift above the waters of the Thames while in the background, the billowing chimneys of Battersea Power Station fill the sky.

Health

UK has halved air pollution deaths since 1970 but must still do more

News

Tobacco field

Health

Non-addictive CRISPR-edited tobacco could help eliminate smoking

News

A lady in a polluted town

Health

Exposure to air pollution seems to negatively affect women's fertility

News

A person looks at a pregnancy test

Health

IVF success rates peak as only one in four attempts achieve pregnancy

News

child playing

Health

Gut bacteria might influence how our brains develop as children

Two-year-olds with higher abundances of two particular gut microbes have more activity in brain regions associated with attention and language acquisition

News

Health

Can your gut bacteria really make you a better runner?

Analysis

Health

Storing sperm in a freezer for a decade hardly affects birth rates

News

Health

Freezing embryos doesn't boost IVF success rate despite common use

News

Health

Vegetables as well as meat could spread superbugs into food chain

News