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Viewpoint: Let's not wait any longer for the male pill
Blurring of traditional gender roles could finally mean that the male pill is on the horizon.
DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects
New technology - called prime editing - is like a "genetic word processor" able to re-write DNA.
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People also suffer more strokes and asthma attacks on days when air quality is poor, academics say.
Scientists seek clues to 'birth of cancer'
Cancer researchers from the UK and US are teaming up to search for the very earliest signs of cancer.
Dementia death more likely in football
Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.
Fat found in overweight people's lungs
The findings could explain why being overweight or obese increases asthma risk, researchers say.
Microphones 'diagnose noisy arthritic knees'
The technology is the same as that used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges.
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Viewpoint: Let's not wait any longer for the male pill
Blurring of traditional gender roles could finally mean that the male pill is on the horizon.
DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects
New technology - called prime editing - is like a "genetic word processor" able to re-write DNA.
Pollution 'triggers hundreds more heart attacks'
People also suffer more strokes and asthma attacks on days when air quality is poor, academics say.
Scientists seek clues to 'birth of cancer'
Cancer researchers from the UK and US are teaming up to search for the very earliest signs of cancer.
Dementia death more likely in football
Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.
Fat found in overweight people's lungs
The findings could explain why being overweight or obese increases asthma risk, researchers say.
Microphones 'diagnose noisy arthritic knees'
The technology is the same as that used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges.
DNA tool could correct 89% of genetic defects
New technology - called prime editing - is like a "genetic word processor" able to re-write DNA.
Pollution 'triggers hundreds more heart attacks'
People also suffer more strokes and asthma attacks on days when air quality is poor, academics say.
Scientists seek clues to 'birth of cancer'
Cancer researchers from the UK and US are teaming up to search for the very earliest signs of cancer.
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