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England leading race to wipe out hepatitis C ahead of global targets

The country’s health service has used a pioneering medicine deal and ‘find and treat’ programmes to reduce deaths from hepatitis C by 35 per cent.

Vatican

Pope Francis asks faithful to pray for 'very ill' Benedict XVI

The Vatican has announced that retired ex-pope Benedict is in a "serious" but "stable" condition.

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AI is helping doctors spot and treat strokes much faster

The Brainomix e-Stroke system has been shown to improve patient outcomes.

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This new artificial muscle is just like a human’s but stronger

A team of researchers at the KAIST has developed a new artificial muscle much stronger and faster than human muscles using graphene-liquid crystal composite fibres.

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New long COVID rehab programme could unlock the key to treatment

The programme is based on a gradual increase in physical activity.

Rethink

How your body clock can make drugs and vaccines more effective

The efficacy of vaccines and drugs differs in the mornings vs the afternoon. We spoke to Oxford Professor Russel Foster about its importance.

Climate

Suicide rates rise as air quality worsens, study finds

The first of its kind large-scale study examined deaths across the US between 2003 and 2010.

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Extreme temperatures increase the risk of dying from heart diseases

Heart disease is the biggest cause of death worldwide - and climate change may be fueling the risks.

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Where in Europe is assisted dying legal?

Portugal's parliament has again voted to decriminalise euthanasia, and France is debating it. How do laws on assisted suicide compare across Europe?

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Blood test could detect Alzheimer’s years before symptoms emerge

Alzheimer’s disease is typically diagnosed after patients display symptoms of cognitive decline.

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Prescription poo: US approves first faecal transplant therapy

The pharmaceutical-grade faecal transplant therapy aims to prevent recurrent and life-threatening gut infections.

Malta

Bishops in Malta warn politicians not to ease strict abortion laws

The new proposed legislation would allow doctors to perform abortions when the pregnant person's life or health is at stake.

Health news

COVID pandemic stress has physically altered teenagers' brains

It’s not just mental health that COVID has affected; new research suggests that the pandemic has physically affected the structures of teens' brains.

Earth News

Ditch forever chemicals, investors worth €8 trillion tell companies

As the threat of litigation increases, investors worth trillions of euros have urged chemical companies to phase out ‘forever chemicals.’

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Musk says Neuralink brain chips could be tested in humans in 6 months

Neuralink is developing brain chip implants it says could restore movement in patients with paralysis - and even vision in blind people.

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Drinking some alcohol during pregnancy enough to alter baby’s brain

Scientists compared the brain MRI scans of foetuses whose mother had drunk alcohol, with those who had not.

Earth News

The Peruvian mining city made to choose between pollution or survival

Toxic pollution or no jobs? The difficult decision facing this Peruvian mining city

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Soaring use of laughing gas in Europe is no joke, drugs agency warns

Nitrous oxide has been growing in popularity as a recreational drug, as it can cause a feeling of euphoria, relaxation and dissociation from reality.

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Could baby formula made with human protein emulate breast milk?

Helaina is attempting to make the first baby formula consisting of human proteins.

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COVID may have collectively changed our personalities, study finds

A large-scale study has found changes in people’s big five personality traits when comparing features before and after the pandemic.