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Health

Cochlear implants boosted by gene therapy plus tiny LEDs

Researchers are using optogenetics and miniature lights to improve devices that allow deaf people to hear sounds

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Health

Antidepressants on trial: Are they a wonder or a danger?

Culture

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Humans

Are you turning your child into a self-loving narcissist?

Features

Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

Health

Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

Comment

Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

Technology

Virtual reality lets you stroll around a breast cancer cell

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New life form discovered in saliva is linked to human disease

Life

New life form discovered in saliva is linked to human disease

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Humans

Stolen penises and other exotic psychological tales

Culture

Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

Earth

Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

Health

Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

Comment

Face it, the Olympics won't be axed. We need to Zika-proof them

Health

Face it, the Olympics won't be axed. We need to Zika-proof them

Cancelling the $11-billion Games in Brazil is not a realistic option but there are things we can do to hinder the spread of Zika, says Debora MacKenzie

Analysis

Health

Vaccines might be able to stop Alzheimer’s plaques from forming

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Health

See-through brains reveal memory pathways for pleasure and fear

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Life

Alzheimer’s may be caused by brain’s sticky defence against bugs

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Health

5 sleep disorders you didn't know existed

Features

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