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What London’s police can learn from Glasgow’s approach to knife crime

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What London’s police can learn from Glasgow’s approach to knife crime

A rise in violent knife crime in the UK has led to calls for an increase in police numbers, but Scotland is taking an alternative approach to tackle the issue

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Vaccination

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MMR vaccine does not cause autism, study once again confirms

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Several types of blood test can detect HIV

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A third person may have become HIV-free after a bone marrow transplant

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A vegan snack

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A temporary low-calorie diet may reduce inflammatory bowel disease

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The HIV virus infects immune cells

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Landmark HIV case may be the second person ever to be ‘cured’

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Mothers and Babies, breastfeeding education, Ambulatory Oiartzun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain

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Breast milk contains fungi which may help seed a baby's microbiome

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A broken bone

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Broken bones in mice healed faster by heat-releasing implant

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person sleeping in

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Weekend lie-in can't undo the health damage caused by lack of sleep

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Mosquitoes

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Malaria drugs for mosquitoes could help prevent the disease in humans

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Cannabis plants

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Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

A yeast with added genes from the cannabis plant can brew up cannabinoids more cheaply and with less environmental damage than farming the plant, say its makers

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I'm travelling the world to collect poo for the good of humankind

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Opt-out organ donation law: Your questions answered

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Parkinson’s drug pumped directly into brain fails to pass key tests

Analysis

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Gene therapy for common cause of sight loss tested for first time

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