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Pappworth

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The doctor who exposed the UK's terrible experiments on patients

In the 1960s, British medics took sometimes fatal liberties with unsuspecting patients in the name of science. Maurice Pappworth wasn't having any of it

Features

Jamie Oliver ban energy drinks

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The truth about what downing energy drinks really does to kids

Insight

Cotton swab in mouth

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I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

News

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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A scan of a brain during an epileptic fit

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Some people with epilepsy can learn to stop their own seizures

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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year

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First UK three-parent babies could be born this year

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A baby with microcephaly

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Brain genes hint at why Zika doesn’t always cause microcephaly

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A pregnant woman with a glass of water in one hand and a pill in the other

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Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

A histology slide of bowel cancer tissue

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At least three types of bacteria may help cause bowel cancer

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Depriving the brain of a sense may improve stroke recovery

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Depriving the brain of a sense may improve stroke recovery

Trimming the whiskers of mice suggests that blocking off some functions of the brain can help it rewire itself around stroke damage, speeding up recovery

News

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Secret US military bases revealed by joggers using fitness app

News

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Trump's 90-day plan for opioids has failed – here's a better one

Insight

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Defence strategies: How immunology took its great leap forward

Culture

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The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

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