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A self-balancing exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

Technology

A self-balancing exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

An exoskeleton is being tested that helped a wheelchair user to walk for several hours without pain. It supports its own weight and mimics the wearer’s natural gait

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Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

Life

Seals only sleep with half their brain when they're out at sea

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Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

Earth

Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax

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Someone holding a smartphone

Technology

Can an app tell if you have dementia years before your doctor?

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Health

Model Behaviour: How a sceptic was won over by life in the lab

Culture

It’s time we stopped dismissing women’s health problems

Health

It’s time we stopped dismissing women’s health problems

Leader

A newborn baby being held by a doctor

Health

The cancer-fighting multi-organ: 9 ways the placenta is amazing

Features

Rice Farmer

Health

GM golden rice gets approval from food regulators in the US

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A fetus in the womb

Health

Faulty placenta may explain why some people get schizophrenia

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A brain implant

Health

Brain implant for OCD surprisingly helps alleviate diabetes too

A person who has a brain implant for OCD has had an unexpected side-effect: better blood sugar control. The finding reveals the brain has a role in diabetes

News

Health

We can’t trick people into accepting genetically modified foods

Leader

Technology

An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

News

Health

Let’s all heed the health benefits of a month without alcohol

Leader

Earth

Salvaged plastics imitate bizarre and beautiful sea life

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