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Heart in operating theatre

Health

Human hearts kept 'asleep' in a box can survive outside the body

A new way of storing hearts outside the body for a day or more could bring an end to people dying while awaiting an organ for a heart transplant

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stem cell

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Human blood and skin cells used to treat Parkinson's in monkeys

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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Wiping out a population of animals might help the species

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statins

Health

Genetic test helps people avoid statins that may cause them pain

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An overweight person on a treadmill

Health

Even ‘healthy’ overweight people have a higher cardiac risk

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From statistics to surgery to psychology: Our favourite reads

Culture

ice artwork

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Cold comfort: How chilling the lungs could beat heart attacks

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We may finally be able to slow Parkinson's, with a diabetes drug

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Parkinson's

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Best evidence yet that Parkinson's could be autoimmune disease

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A medical drone

Technology

Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives

A trial in Sweden has found that drones carrying defibrillators can shave minutes off emergency response time, which could save hundreds of lives a year

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Health

Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s

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Late nights and lie-ins at the weekend are bad for your health

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Health

Human tests suggest young blood cuts cancer and Alzheimer's risk

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Health

Memo to whoever lands the world's top health job – do this first

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