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From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

BSE or mad cow disease ravaged UK cattle in the 1980s. Sixty years ago, the little-known Kuru disease gave early warning of its still-unclear human effects

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Amyloidosis involves the build-up of sticky protein

Health

Gene-silencing drug for rare hereditary disorder approved for NHS use

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Cannabis dispensary

Health

US teens may be finding it harder to buy cannabis after legalisation

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self-unfolding device

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

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Psychedelic

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Psychedelic

Psilocybin

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Psilocybin

Antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance

hiv in blood

Health

Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

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Medicine

woman and child at Rabai hospital, Kenya

Health

When US pulls overseas abortion funding, abortion rates go up not down

Withholding aid from clinics that offer abortion services leads to a rise in terminations – perhaps because the clinics often provide contraception services too

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Life

The sad tale of the US Navy's surplus military dolphins

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Health

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

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Health

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

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Life

Hundreds of orcas hold an annual meeting and now we may know why

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