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Health

Anaesthesia: What really happens when the lights go out

We've used it for hundreds of years, but we still don't know how anaesthesia works. Finding out could lead to safer drugs and unlock the mystery of consciousness

Features

Donald Trump

Health

Trump may be very flawed but that doesn't make him mentally ill

Comment

Lone soldier

Health

Screening soldiers doesn’t protect them from mental illness

News

Picture of CRISPR protein at work

Health

Human genome editing shouldn’t be used for enhancement – yet

News

A nurse using the SEND medical app that sends early warning alerts based on patients' vital signs

Technology

NHS to start prescribing health apps that help manage conditions

News

A man looking exhausted

Life

Metabolic switch may bring on chronic fatigue syndrome

News

Prosthetic arm holding teacup

Technology

Amputees control virtual prosthetic arm using nerve signals

News

A pancreatic cancer cell

Health

Blood test could catch pancreatic cancer before it’s too late

News

An old man on the phone

Technology

Health insurer calls analysed for signs of disease in your voice

News

chemotherapy drugs on IV pole

Health

Drug stops nasty chemotherapy side effects in mice with cancer

Fatigue, nausea and organ damage – the side effects of chemo are often awful. But they may be preventable using a drug that destroys harmful, worn-out cells

News

Health

Call off the breakfast wars and pass another slice of toast

Comment

Life

Drilling into my skull and injecting stem cells helped my stroke

Features

Technology

Stretchy robotic suit reduces energy used to walk by 23 per cent

News

Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

News

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