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Spinal implants let three people who were paralysed walk with support

People with complete paralysis from the waist down following spinal cord injuries have regained some control over their legs with a spinal implant

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HIV viruses infecting T-lymphocytes

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‘VB’ is a new and more infectious variant of HIV – but it is treatable

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A woman looks at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London

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Covid-19 death figures reveal huge ongoing impact on minority groups

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Chewing gum while pregnant linked to fewer premature births in Malawi

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W39GEN Aubing, Germany. Dea Levina, Mental Domina, breathes into a microphone in a recording studio. Dea Levina takes up erotic audio books in the ASMR style (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response), which are supposed to trigger a tingling sensation in the recipients. Credit: Matthias Balk/dpa/Alamy Live News

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Anxious and neurotic personality traits linked to ASMR sensations

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Cheap blood test detects lung cancer at an early and treatable stage

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Interoception: This ‘sixth sense’ could be key to better mental health

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Illustration of CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T cell immunotherapy, a process that is being developed to treat cancer. T cells (one at centre), part of the body's immune system, are taken from the patient and have their DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) modified by viruses (spiky spheres) so that they produce chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) proteins. These proteins will be specific to the patient's cancer. The modified T cells are then multiplied in the laboratory before being reintroduced to the patient.

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Pioneering leukaemia therapy still working well after 11 years

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Health Check newsletter: The brain’s amazing adaptability

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Stained micrograph of a PAP smear showing normal stellate cells. A pap smear, or pap test (after the test's inventor George Papanicolaou), is a tissue specimen from a woman's cervix that is examined for abnormalities which may indicate infection or cancer.

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Cervical swabs could identify people at high risk of ovarian cancer

A DNA analysis of cervical cells taken from routine smear tests could identify people who might benefit from additional screening for ovarian cancer

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

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Gene variant found in centenarians appears to slow the ageing process

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What you need to know about the fast-spreading BA.2 omicron variant

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UK’s rapid covid-19 drug delivery is helping protect vulnerable people

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