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Smart people literally have bigger brain cells than the rest

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Smart people literally have bigger brain cells than the rest

For the first time, IQ has been linked to neuron size and performance. The breakthrough could lead to new ways to enhance human intelligence

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Lightning strike

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Lightning hit a woman's home and switched off her brain implant

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A plate of pasta

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Women who eat more pasta tend to get menopause earlier

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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Resistant bacteria growing in petri dishes

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How some resistant bacteria can even eat antibiotics as food

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Golfer Jack Nicklaus says stem cell therapy cured his back pain

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Golfer Jack Nicklaus says stem cell therapy cured his back pain

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DNA sequence analysis

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Huge haul of ‘depression genes’ shows it’s a complex condition

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Colourful cupcakes

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Could a tax on chocolate make us healthy? Let’s not be too hasty

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A dog licking a person's hand

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Gross alert: You can get a urinary tract infection from your dog

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A red blood cell stuck to an E. coli

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Blood cell and bacteria stuck together to deliver cancer drugs

A red blood cell stuck to a swimming E. coli bacterium can be steered using magnetism and induced to release drugs on demand – perhaps avoiding side effects

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G-spot surgery given to three women to boost sexual pleasure

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Stoner app lets cannabis users keep track of how high they are

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War veteran gets world's first penis and scrotum transplant

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Finger-prick test reveals fetus's sex in the first trimester

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