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Health

Simple blood test can detect genetic diseases early in pregnancy

Together, single-gene disorders are more common than Down’s syndrome. Now there’s a safe prenatal test that can help prospective parents decide what to do

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Health

Battle to see all data behind drug trial tragedy must go on

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Life

Woman hit by lightning loses synaesthesia – but then it returns

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Health

More at-risk people will get access to HIV preventive treatment

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Health

Exclusive: First visit to Russia's secret nuclear disaster site

Features

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Life

Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

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Health

Hurt blocker: To treat chronic pain, look to the brain not body

Features

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

Technology

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

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Health

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Earth

The world in 2076: That nuclear war was a bit of a bummer

Even if Russia and the US keep their fingers off the nuclear button, a small-scale nuclear conflict is well capable of trashing the planet

Features

Technology

‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant

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Technology

First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

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Humans

President Trump’s defence deals may spark a nuclear arms race

Insight

Health

NHS does have the power to give HIV PrEP drug, say judges

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