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Neurology ( 118pages)

AIDS

Men's testicles 'HIV hiding spot'

Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay'

New drug for HIV 'shows promise'

Selenium pills 'may combat HIV'

Blood 'may provide new HIV drug'

HIV infection theory challenged

Libya commutes medics' sentences

Merck abandons HIV vaccine trials

Key HIV strain 'came from Haiti'

Laser treatment 'could kill HIV'

Autism

Hormone linked to autistic traits

Bird flu

Japan has third bird flu outbreak

EU lab confirms Hungary bird flu

Australia registers H5N1 vaccine

Egypt teenager dies of bird flu

Egypt reports 13th bird flu death

First bird flu death in Nigeria

New bird flu outbreak in S Korea

Scientists find bird flu antibody

Crime

Drug company 'hid' suicide link

S Leone bans child brides not female genital mutilation

Doctor 'prescribed an exorcism'

Police plea on genital mutilation

Libya commutes medics' sentences

Cancer

	Gene switch makes tumours shrink
	Bugs help scientists fight cancer
	Cheap molecule may attack tumours

Breast cancer

Breast cancer drug 'cuts deaths'

Key to breast cancer spread found

Red meat 'ups breast cancer risk'

New breast cancer genes discovery

Herceptin could cut mastectomies

Grapefruit link to breast cancer

Faulty gene link to breast cancer

New breast cancer drug unveiled

Bowel cancer

Blueberries tackle bowel cancer

Aspirin 'prevents bowel cancer'

Bowel cancer risk gene pinpointed

Causes

Gum disease cancer link disputed

Sunbed cancer risk 'increasing'

Many gene mutations drive cancer

HRT linked to ovarian cancer risk

Multivitamin prostate warning

Oral sex linked to throat cancer

Brain tumour link to pesticides

Low cholesterol 'link' to cancer

Mouse virus link to breast cancer

Obesity 'fuels cancer in women'

Cures

Researchers find pancreatic cancer stem cells

Cervical cancer vaccine meeting roadblocks

Chemical 'may stop cancer growth'

Marijuana Compound May Fight Lung Cancer

'Chemo' gene helps cancer thrive

Sea squirt drug 'treats cancer'

Virus jab may help combat cancer

Light activated cancer drug hope

Be thin to cut cancer, study says

Stem cell find for child cancer

Bat techniques could find tumours

Other

Drug 'cuts long-term cancer risk'

Particle physics on the cancer ward d

Dogs Smell Cancer in Patients' Breath, Study Shows

Tiny implant could monitor cancer

Breakthrough made in child cancer

Fake menopause can cheat cancer

Skin cells 'fight child cancer'

Genome study charts genetic landscape of lung cancer

Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes genes mapped out

Fish pollutants' link to diabetes

Firm in GM insulin breakthrough

'Rebuilt' immune system shakes off diabetes

'Insulin pill' hope for diabetes

Artificial pancreas for diabetics

Drinking milk cuts diabetes risk

Diabetes drugs 'pose heart risk'

Diabetes problems 'vitamin link'

Bones offer new hope for diabetes

Insulin pill hope for diabetics

Digestive system

Stomach ulcers 'prehistoric link'

Epidemics

Ebola infects hundreds in Congo

Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria

Superbug kills 90 in UK hospitals

Genetics

Human genome further unravelled

Gene linked to childhood asthma

3D face scans spot gene syndromes

Heart

	Pioneering heart surgery trialled
	Heart valve grown from stem cells

Air pollution link to heart risk

Viagra used to save baby's life

Foetal clue to adult heart damage

Heart disease genetic link found

Scientists create 'plastic' blood

Chocolate 'lowers' blood pressure

New blood pressure control found

Inmune system

Malaria

GM mosquito 'could fight malaria'

New malaria drug targets children

Multiple sclerosis

Parasites 'may help MS patients'

Pregnancy provides MS repair clue

Oral contraception 'cuts MS risk'

Multiple sclerosis hormone link

Biogen Discovers Myelin-Production Protein

MS risk 'linked to birth month'

New MS genes after 30 year hunt

Stem cells trial for MS patients

MS nerve damage repaired in lab

Blood pressure drug hope for MS

Muscles, skeleton

Drug 'mends' muscular dystrophy

Arthritis 'hope' over new drugs

'Silent' brittle bone genes found

Mysterious diseases

Deadly fever spreads Kenya panic

Mystery illness at Mexico school

Mysterious illness at BP plant sends workers to hospital

Health experts continue to investigate mystery bug bites

Deadly virus linked to fruit bat

Man in coma after mosquito bite

Obesity, diets

Clear obesity gene link 'found'

'Gym pill' trips fat-burning gene

Pill to make dieters 'feel full'

Hunger 'links asthma and obesity'

Weight loss pill warning issued

Obesity 'linked to birth defects'

Pot belly linked to heart disease

Obesity 'affects prostate risk'

Obesity 'may be linked to virus'

Gene 'controls body fat levels'

Appetite 'control centres' found

Other

	Prions key in Alzheimer's disease
	Indian girl has extra limbs removed

Greek cancer 'cure' sparks frenzy

Human metabolism recreated in lab

Human skin harbours unknown bugs

Scientists 'reverse' vCJD signs

Drug may boost Down's performance

Test snares rapists without sperm

Gene mutation 'varies sex appeal'

Sperm made from human bone marrow

Spinal disc transplant 'success'

Tai chi may help prevent shingles

Drug could treat 2,000 hereditary disorders

Gene clue to longevity uncovered

Hepatitis C drugs provide 'cure'

Potential MRSA cure in bullfrogs

Serious diseases genes revealed

Scientists find new dementia gene

Coffee 'could prevent eye tremor'

Key hearing loss gene identified

Autism symptoms reversed in lab

Team claims synthetic life feat

Cloned sperm created in the lab

Trials start on new TB vaccine

Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy'

Ovary removal raises brain risk'

Stomach virus 'could trigger ME'

Patch promises painless injection

Elephantiasis gene secrets mapped

Needles 'are best for back pain'

Chilli compound fires painkiller

New nerves grown from fat cells

Therapy for 'Lorenzo's oil' boys

Alzheimer's cold sore virus link

How Hep C bypasses cell defences

Gene 'links breastfeeding to IQ'

Respiratory system

Vehicle fumes 'stunt lung growth'

Stem cells

Stem cell first for Parkinson's

Cardiac team in stem-cell tests

Q&A: Stem cells

New stem cell could aid research

Vision

	Nanotech helps blind hamsters see
	Trials for 'bionic' eye implants
	Gene therapy first for poor sight

Cell transplants 'restore sight'

How irises 'reveal personalities'

Drug combats vision loss disorder

Key genes for sight defect found

Stem cells used for eye disorder

Vision Restoration Shows Promise

Zinc could be key to eye disease

MIT discovery may improve robotic eyes

Stem cell therapy for eye disease

Alzheimer's drugs 'help glaucoma'