A paralysed man, Michel Roccati, has regained the ability to walk thanks to an electrical implant created by a team of Swiss scientists. Roccati was paralysed in a motorcycle accident five years ago and had no feeling at all in his legs. This is the first time someone with a complete cut in their spinal…
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India’s Supreme Court decriminalises gay sex
“History owes the LGBT community an apology for their sufferings,” said Judge Indhu Maholta, after India overturned a ruling that criminalised gay sex. Section 377 was a part of the Indian Penal Code, which had been introduced by the British in 1861. It legally banned sexual activity between two men. Section 377 still remains…
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Breakthrough in Genomic Medicine as NHS turns 70
Whilst the NHS may be facing some of the greatest challenges of its 70-year existence, breakthroughs in Genomic Medicine are revolutionising its approach to individualised patient care. Genomic Medicine is, as the name suggests, medicine concerned with genes – the heredity biological units made up of our DNA. In recent years, a large focus within…
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Sleep deprivation revelation
Research carried out at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found that brain cells stop communicating properly when individuals are tired. The findings are that brain cells produced significantly weaker signals or turned themselves off completely to rest, even though the person is still awake, leading to slower reaction times and impaired cognitive function. Additionally, it…
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Elephants rarely get cancer, but why?
It is accepted by the scientific community that cancer is not caused by a single mutation in DNA, but by an accumulation of a number of mutations that result in the disease. That being said, it has been commented that some mutations are more prevalent than others in their contribution to cancer. For a long…
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UEA research reveals Achilles’ heel in antibiotic resistance
Jacob Beebe on an exciting new development in antibiotics research at UEA
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