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Our eyesight is sharpest at twilight 鈥� and now we may know why

We see best at dawn and dusk, and this could be because our brain activity changes at these times, making it easier to distinguish signals from background noise

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5 healthcare myths that can drive you to unneeded treatments

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Theresa May pledges 拢75 million for prostate cancer research

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Protein deposits in the brain

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One bad night鈥檚 sleep may increase levels of Alzheimer鈥檚 protein

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Infections during pregnancy affect a child’s brain function

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The abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol

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World鈥檚 first over-the-phone abortion service hailed a success

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Old people can produce as many new brain cells as teenagers

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Age-related macular degeneration

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Eye implant improves vision in people with age-related blindness

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How medicine got too good for its own good

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grave markers in Liberia

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The End of Epidemics: It’s all about the money

A new book's ambitious plan to spot and stop global epidemics is easier said than done unless governments show willing and fund a real scheme to do just that

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Old 杏吧原创: Safety first, from fly killer to plutonium

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Touching personal medical stories are no substitute for science

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Congestion charge can cut childhood asthma attacks by half

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Miniature human brains with their own blood vessels grown in lab

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