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A joint effort: investors help businessman set up marijuana research lab in Cold War bunker

Christoph Rossner hopes to use the bunker's unique facilities to conduct research into cannabis' medical applications.

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Wonders of science: dying boy gets new skin - and new life

In a lab in Italy, scientists have grown replacement skin for a young boy who had lost most of his to a rare and devastating genetic disease.

United Kingdom

Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

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Plenoptic x-rays: an alternative to CT scans

“Computerised tomography – or CT Scans – have been one of the greatest achievements in medical imaging.

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Takeaway: How can wine corks help our health?

This experimental camera makes a 3D image from a single photo Two corks are positioned at different distances After the photo is taken, its focus point can be changed The secret is a special lens cove

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US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on circadian rhythms

U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young have won the 2017 Nobel prize for medici

Living

Are these real addictions?

Gambling, porn, gaming: are these consumptions real addictions?

USA

A 'pen' that can diagnose cancer in 10 seconds

This device may help surgeons to operate more efficiently on cancer patients

France

Using viruses to fight cancer

We find out about immuno-oncology, whereby the DNA of specific viruses is modified so they can track down the cancer cells. The viruses then either destroy the cells' structure by replicating themselv

Sci-Tech

A worm went to space and came back with two heads. Why?

A regenerating worm from Earth has come back from the International Space Station with two heads, a shock finding that may have significant implications for advanced health care for humans.

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Genetics in the Himalayas

What are the mechanisms that allow us to adapt to extreme altitude and lack of oxygen?

World News

Suicide rate is highest in Europe: UN health agency report

The highest suicide rate is in the WHO's European region. The lowest rate in its Eastern Mediterranean region.

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Modern HIV drugs 'add 10 years to life expectancy' in US and Europe

Life expectancy for young adults who are HIV-positive has risen by 10 years in the United States and Europe thanks to improvements in treatments, according to…

USA

'Plastic bag' artificial womb could save premature babies

Scientists have developed a pouch that mimics the environment of the womb and the functions of the placenta.

World News

Talk about depression on World Health Day

The World Health Organisation invites us to use World Health Day on 7 April to talk about depression, the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.

Business Planet

Lyon: a stronghold for entrepreneurship in France

Serge Rombi: “Welcome to Business Planet from ‘Now Coworking’ in Lyon.

Sci-Tech

Cat gets bionic legs in landmark operation

Pooh, the cat lost his hind legs in an accident and his chances of survival were slim.

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Could a 'smart mirror' replace your doctor for disease diagnosis?

When you look into a Wize Mirror, it looks back at you.

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Takeaway: looking glass

This “magic mirror” has been made by European researchers It reads your face and tells you about your health A set of cameras capture possible signs of health problems Depth sensors analyse your face

USA

Monkey trial raises hopes of new male contraceptive gel

After a successful trial on monkeys, a gel called Vasalgel is raising hopes that men will have another option when it comes to contraceptives.