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Orang-utans infected by mystery Ebola-like virus
13:23 06 November 2012
The orang-utans of Borneo and Sumatra have antibodies to a host of dangerous African viruses, including Ebola and Marburg
Local calls only for anaesthetised brain
20:00 05 November 2012
Anaesthetics appear to shut down long distance communication in the brain, while preserving local chatter
Lethal chemicals mean mole rats never get cancer
IN BRIEF: 20:00 05 November 2012
If the cells of blind mole rats start to multiply too fast, they automatically commit mass suicide, ensuring the animal never gets cancer
Sperm stem cells restore male fertility
THIS WEEK: 17:35 05 November 2012
A study in monkeys suggests that boys left infertile after chemotherapy may one day reproduce naturally after an injection of sperm stem cells
Twenty-year-old drug 'best yet' for multiple sclerosis
15:07 05 November 2012
A drug developed to treat leukaemia has outperformed current drugs for MS, reducing brain lesions by 50 per cent and halting accelerated brain shrinkage
Health alert: lethal after-effects of hurricanes
BRIEFING: 18:03 02 November 2012 | 2 comments
Sandy could keep harming people long after the floods subside
Diabetes linked to flu
16:08 02 November 2012 | 2 comments
The flu virus can grow within the pancreas and may trigger an immune response that leads to diabetes
Hendra virus vaccine available – but only for horses
11:14 02 November 2012
Horses can now be immunised against a deadly bat-borne virus, but there are no plans for a human vaccine despite our being susceptible
Want to keep your genome safe? There's an app for that
NEWS: 11:36 01 November 2012 | 1 comment
A smartphone app will let you access tailored medical services on the fly without your genome falling into the wrong hands
Abdominal porthole reveals how tumours come together
18:00 31 October 2012
The way in which cancer cells spread to new sites has been glimpsed through glass windows implanted in the sides of mice
UV exposure isn't the only worry for red-heads
IN BRIEF: 18:00 31 October 2012 | 1 comment
The pigment that makes hair red hair may increase risk of skin cancer in fair skin, even if you stay out of the sun
Crowdsourcing a cure for my brain cancer
INTERVIEW: 08:00 31 October 2012
Digital artist Salvatore Iaconesi hacked his medical records to put them online in a global search for the best treatments
Smoking drives women to an early grave
17:02 30 October 2012
Women who smoke into middle age lose 10 years of life, confirming they suffer the same ill effects as male smokers
Brain stimulation gives tics to those without Tourette's
18:34 29 October 2012
Tourette's-free volunteers acquire copycat tics after brain stimulation, providing insight into the causes of the sydrome
Golden solution to inexpensive test for HIV
18:00 28 October 2012 | 1 comment
A new method of detecting viral or cancer proteins using gold nanoparticles could lead to more sensitive and affordable tests for disease
PHANTOM LIMBS
Woman's missing digits grow back in phantom form
11:55 10 August 2012
A woman born missing a finger and a thumb has "grown" them back as part of a phantom limb
GENOME
Synthetic 'upgrade' for fruit fly's DNA
04:48 13 August 2012
The genetic code of the fruit fly has been tweaked to make "unnatural" proteins – the advance could lead to the creation of improved life forms
