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Work on DNA repair wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

The three scientists who have shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry were unveiled at a press conference in Sweden. Swede Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich

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Slaves to our smartphones? New study details digital amnesia

Over reliance on smartphones and tablets is eroding our ability to remember, that’s the conclusion of a new study into digital amnesia. As more and

Sweden

Nobel prize for medicine goes to parasite power trio

The first of this year’s Nobel prizes has been awarded, for medicine, and it has gone to a trio of researchers for work against parasitic diseases

Switzerland

WHO: All people with HIV should get anti-retroviral drugs

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USA

CEO attacked for demanding excessive price for HIV drugs Daraprim

Martin Shkreli is stirring a storm in the United States, over drug-pricing. Turing, the small pharmaceuticals company of which he is CEO, has

My Europe Series

What is the legal status in Europe of human embryos?

In this edition of Utalk the question is from Eva in Paris: “In Europe, what is the legal status of human embryos?” The response is from Carine

World News

One step closer to slowing down Alzheimer's?

Sufferers of early-onset Alzheimer’s could be one step closer to being offered a drug to slow down the progress of the disease. Lilly pharmaceutical

France

Alzheimer's: cautious reaction to claims new drug could slow progression

There has been a cautious welcome to news of a drug that appears to slow the pace of Alzheimer’s Disease. Data suggests the drug – Solanezumab – can

World News

Ebola vaccine trials enter Phase II

New Ebola vaccines are tested in Britain and France as efforts to stem the spread of the deadly virus are stepped up.

World News

Charpentier and Doudna win Princess of Asturias Award for gene-editing technology

Two women credited with creating revolutionary gene-editing technology have won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific

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Resistance movement: the battle to beat the antibiotic-proof superbug

Antibiotics have saved countless lives since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, but their indiscriminate use means some diseases have become

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Do you know: what are "superbugs"?

Russia

Why does this man want his head transplanted?

Someone has to go first. So why not me? That is the attitude of Valery Spiridonov who is hoping to have his head transplanted onto a different body

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Surviving strokes: University of Birmingham leading research into cutting edge rehab technology

Helping stroke survivors improve their quality of life is the goal of a groundbreaking research project at the University of Birmingham in England

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Chile's first legal medical marijuana

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Vision of the future: new adaptable lens to prolong sight of aging eyes

As we age our eyes lose their ability to focus quickly on near and far objects. Presbyopia is a common problem that comes with aging, but its causes

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Do you know: what's better, the eye or the camera?

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Movement sensor device improves life quality for Parkinson's patients

A small sensor, headphones and a mobile phone – the elements of a prototype kit that is giving hope of relief for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease

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Do you know: can electronics fight Parkinson's?

Italy

World class coma recovery centre threatened by Italy's healthcare cuts

As Italy reins in spending on healthcare, a world-class coma recovery centre in Crotone is threatened by the cuts. Over the last two decades Sant