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Cancer's recruitment drive of healthy cells targeted
THIS WEEK: 12:10 16 November 2012
New strategies could stop breast cancer roping in normal cells to help it spread
Mind-reading scan locates site of meaning in the brain
THIS WEEK: 10:00 16 November 2012
For the first time, the patterns of brain activity that represent the meaning of specific words have been identified
Abortion providers are motivated by conscience, too
17:19 15 November 2012
The recent death of a woman in Ireland after allegedly being refused an abortion highlights the ethical case for the procedure, says a US obstetrician
Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ
16:11 15 November 2012
A study of genetic mutations which slow the body's breakdown of alcohol has teased out the true relationship between drinking and its effect on a fetus
Experimenting with drugs in the US
EDITORIAL: 13:12 15 November 2012
A bold move by two US states to legalise cannabis may mark the beginning of the end of a counterproductive war on drugs
Cannabis legalisation launches living laboratory
THIS WEEK: 18:00 14 November 2012
The new laws in Colorado and Washington should provide a testing ground for health effects and for how people behave when drug laws are relaxed
Mining MRSA genetic code halts superbug outbreak
13:33 14 November 2012
Whole genome sequencing of an MRSA outbreak has identified the person who unwittingly spread the bacteria around a hospital, stopping further infection
Calls for Roche to release patient data on Tamiflu
UPFRONT: 10:51 14 November 2012
Campaigners linked to the Nordic Cochrane Centre have called on European governments to sue the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche
DNA tentacles identify recurring leukaemia
20:00 12 November 2012
We might soon know much more quickly if cancer has returned, using DNA tentacles inspired by jellyfish
Beta blockers are busted – what happens next?
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: 08:00 12 November 2012
They have treated heart disease for 40 years, but it now seems that beta blockers don't work. Josh Bloom explains what went wrong
Extensive drug pairing identifies new cancer treatments
16:10 09 November 2012
Systematic testing of all 5000 possible cancer drug combinations has revealed unexpectedly effective new pairings
US states vote to experiment with marijuana
18:13 08 November 2012
The legalisation of cannabis in two US states could affect both drug violence and public health. The one thing it may not affect is drug use
Batteries not required, just plug into ear cells
16:55 08 November 2012
The natural electrical potential of ear cells has been harnessed for the first time to power a radio transmitter
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
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
