Medical research

A daytime nap is good for the brain
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Health
Posted
20 June 2023
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331
Synthetic human embryo raises ethical issues
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Health
Posted
15 June 2023
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595
Super-engineered vaccines created to help end polio
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Health
Posted
14 June 2023
Taurine may extend life and health, scientists find
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Health
Posted
8 June 2023
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288
Ageing body scans key to understanding disease
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Health
Posted
18 May 2023
New DNA map could lead to better treatments
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Science & Environment
Posted
10 May 2023
Hopes AI tool could improve breast cancer treatment
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Leicester
Posted
10 May 2023
New Alzheimer's drug slows disease by a third
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Health
Posted
3 May 2023
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402
The Documentary Podcast. BBC OS Conversations: Living with multiple sclerosis. Audio, 24 minutes
As new research promises hope, people with MS share their experiences
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer - scientists
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Health
Posted
15 April 2023
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve
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Health
Posted
12 April 2023
Science In Action. Gene editing breakthrough. Audio, 33 minutes
New technique to correct gene errors in sick patients
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Parents criticise ministers over brain tumour funds
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Oxford
Posted
12 March 2023
New NHS centre will help fight incurable diseases
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Bristol
Posted
10 March 2023
Bone cancer drug could save more lives
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Norfolk
Posted
8 March 2023
The Documentary Podcast. The long haul of long Covid. Audio, 28 minutes
The challenge for scientists globally in finding a treatment for long Covid
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke
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Health
Posted
20 February 2023
Experimental cancer centre in Belfast to get £1.7m
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Northern Ireland
Posted
26 January 2023
Experimental cancer treatment scheme to get boost
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Manchester
Posted
25 January 2023
Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer
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Health
Posted
11 December 2022
5 Questions On. Strep A - what to look out for. Audio, 5 minutes
The BBC's Health reporter Michelle Roberts answers 5 Questions On - strep A
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BBC News
Available for over a year
Alzheimer's drug hailed as momentous breakthrough
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Health
Posted
30 November 2022
Will Alzheimer's drug make a difference? Your questions answered
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Health
Posted
30 November 2022
Game-changing type 1 diabetes drug approved in US
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Health
Posted
18 November 2022