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patient wired up with electrodes

Health

Maverick or monster? The controversial pioneer of brain zapping

In the 1950s, psychiatrist Robert Heath planted electrodes in people's brains to treat mental illness, creating a legacy that divides opinion to this day

Features

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Technology

Novichok attack tests the world's chemical weapons treaty

Analysis

Hospital oncology sign

Health

Our cancer strategies aren't working - it's time to change that

Comment

Gall bladder and bile ducts

Health

Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads

News

Child in hospital bed

Health

Three critically ill children helped by speedy genome sequencing

News

Red and green lights

Health

Computers made from human cells could tell you when you’re sick

News

Skin spray heals US woman's flesh-eating bacteria wounds

Health

Skin spray heals US woman's flesh-eating bacteria wounds

News

A man sleeping

Health

Calorie restriction may extend lifespan by changing your sleep

News

Male balding may be cured by injecting epilepsy drug into scalp

Health

Male balding may be cured by injecting epilepsy drug into scalp

News

A person wearing a portable brain scanner

Health

Wearable scanner can image your brain while you’re on the move

For the first time, a portable MEG scanner can image brain activity while people move and behave normally. It could be useful for studying babies and infants

News

Health

Immune-boosting gel prevents cancer relapse after surgery

News

Health

Upgraded Pap test detects two extra cancers before they spread

News

Health

We must all wake up to the need for a good lie-in at the weekend

Leader

Life

Why dreaming is vital: Unlocking the power of REM sleep

Features