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Should the European Court be allowed to dash my hopes of a cure?
An imminent European ruling on stem cell research would deprive me, and others who have currently uncurable medical conditions, of hope, says Alasdair Palmer.
30 Apr 2011
Why we stick to our own class – it's a meeting of minds
Scientists may have found why we naturally befriend and marry people of our own social standing – our brains naturally light up more in their presence.
28 Apr 2011
Indian Ocean current 'could save British climate'
An ocean current on the other side of the world could save Britain from a freezing climate like that seen in the film The Day After Tomorrow, say scientists.
28 Apr 2011
Mary Rose artefact in space
An artefact from the Tudor warship Mary Rose is to set forth on a new voyage into space - on the shuttle Endeavour.
28 Apr 2011
Budding space tourists given help to take off from the United Kingdom
Aspiring astronauts will be able to launch into orbit after the Government relaxed rules in a bid to encourage space tourism.
28 Apr 2011
Stem cell cures under threat from EU court
Potential cures for dozens of debilitating conditions are under threat from a European ruling that claims making money from embryonic stem cell research is immoral, leading scientists have warned.
28 Apr 2011
Five-minute questionnaire identifies subtle signs of autism in one-year olds
A five-minute questionnaire for parents is accurate enough to diagnose autism in children as young as one in three-quarters of the cases, claims study.
28 Apr 2011
Stem cell research threatened by EU ruling
Potential cures for debilitating illnesses under threat from a European ruling, leading scientists have warned.
27 Apr 2011
The brain really can be half asleep, claims research
Moments of absent mindedness such as losing your keys could be the result of tiny parts of the brain taking "naps" to recharge, a study finds.
27 Apr 2011
Powerful women 'will have affairs just like men'
Women in positions of power are just as likely as their male counterparts to be unfaithful because confidence is a bigger factor in adultery than gender, a scientific study has found.
27 Apr 2011
Medics complicit with 'torture' at Guantánamo
Doctors and medics at Guantánamo Bay were complicit in torture, a study claims.
27 Apr 2011
IQ as much a measure of motivation as intelligence
Parents if you want to improve your child's chances of getting into Mensa then bribe them during their IQ test, a new study suggests.
26 Apr 2011
Learning the lessons of nuclear disaster
It is 25 years since the Chernobyl disaster, and the real lessons are still being learned, says Roger Highfield.
26 Apr 2011
'God Particle' found?
Leaked memo from Large Hadron Collider suggests Higgs boson found.
24 Apr 2011
The cures for baldness around the corner
New transplant techniques can produce a flourishing crop of hair on barren scalps, discovers Richard Gray.
24 Apr 2011
Britain's first desalination plant opens to thwart droughts
A revolutionary new seawater purifying plant could end the risk of hosepipe bans for millions of people, even if it continues to be the driest spring in a generation.
22 Apr 2011
'Older' birth control pill may cut risk of clots
Tens of thousands of women should consider switching their contraceptive pill to reduce the risk of a potential blood cot, new research suggests.
22 Apr 2011
Learning to play music as a child boosts brain as a pensioner
Hours spent practising the piano as a child could pay off in more ways than one, scientists have found.
21 Apr 2011
Couch potato six year-olds
Children as young as six who spend a lot of time in front of the television or using a computer are already showing early signs of heart disease and high blood pressure, claims study.
21 Apr 2011
Oxford University mission to save a language spoken by three people
A team of academics from Oxford University have been sent to a remote area of Indonesia in order to save a language spoken by only three people.
21 Apr 2011
The car paint that covers up its own scratches
A car paint that can touch up its own scratches is a step closer to reality, claim scientists.
20 Apr 2011
The gender pay gap could be down to boys being more competitive
Boys are more competitive than girls from as early as four years old and remain so into adulthood, according to new a study, that the authors claim could explain why men earn more than women.
20 Apr 2011
Yes men are born, new research suggests
Some people are born "yes men" according to new research whichshows they have genes which makes them more likely to follow instructions.
20 Apr 2011
Male finger lengths related to attractiveness
Men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are more attractive to women, a study suggests.
20 Apr 2011
The lengths we went to for perfect pitch
Middle C, like all measurements, is not fixed – from ancient China to Mozart, the way we 'count' keeps changing, writes Steve Jones.
19 Apr 2011
A very modern marriage
Olga Craig watched as the future King and Queen revealed the true depth of their love and affection for each other.
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