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Fixed by light: Flick a switch to banish pain and blindness

Parkinson's, blindness, chronic pain and more could all be cured using optogenetics – a revolutionary therapy that has just begun its first trial in humans

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Humans

Want to control your dreams? These tips may boost your chances

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Microbubbles open brain's barrier to make chemo more effective

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Life

Monkey experiments are a necessary evil for better medicine

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Life

First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson's created

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Humans

End-of-day brain drain impairs decision-making

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This is Your Brain on Parasites: strong stories, shaky science

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No disease, no natural conception, no mind of your own. Excited?

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NHS could soon use smart outfit to diagnose epilepsy

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Plaques in the brain are behind Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer’s may be caused by brain’s sticky defence against bugs

The amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be the brain’s way of trapping invading microbes that have crossed the blood-brain barrier

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How to sleep better

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Green light found to ease the pain of migraine

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Everything you've heard about sniffing oxytocin might be wrong

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Life

How sharing other people's feelings can make you sick

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