Cabbie training 'changes brains'
Contagious yawning ‘a family matter’
NHS-life sciences partnership
10:31 UK time, Monday, 5 December 2011
PM David Cameron has detailed his plans on accelerating drug development for NHS patients. But much of this work is already underway.
9 December 2011
Last updated at 08:36 ET
Mental risk 'same' after abortion
A major review for the UK's medical colleges has concluded that abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems.
Nano-carving offers medical leaps
A new method to "carve" complex shapes out of nano-particles may create new medical tests and drugs delivery systems.
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A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study.
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