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Mild electric shocks to the brain may protect older people from memory loss

Giving mild electric shocks to the brain could protect older people from short-term and long-term memory loss, research suggests....

New ‘Parp inhibitors’ could prevent certain tumours appearing

Sue Hayward was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017. Doctors acted swiftly and she was given a...

How brain surgeon Henry Marsh went from doctor to patient: ‘I blurted out the question we all ask – how long have I got?’

I t seemed a bit of a joke at the time – that I should have my own brain...

Newly identified Langya virus tracked after China reports dozens of cases

Researchers have begun tracking a newly identified virus in China , with dozens of cases recorded so far. ...

Scientists create world’s first ‘synthetic embryos’

Researchers have created the world’s first “synthetic embryos” in a groundbreaking feat that bypassed the need for sperm, eggs...

Stick-on ultrasound patch hailed as revolution in medical imaging

A stick-on patch that can take an ultrasound scan of a person’s insides as they go about their daily...

Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in ‘defining moment’

Scientists are to develop the world’s first cure for genetic heart conditions by rewriting DNA in a move hailed...

Childhood hepatitis surge likely linked to two common viruses, say UK scientists

Simultaneous infection with two common viruses is thought to explain a recent surge in childhood hepatitis cases , which...

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