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Dementia plaque 'rapidly cleared'

Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.

Heart disease risk 'inherited'

Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son.

Obesity ads 'risk child stigma'

A US advertising campaign showing stark images of overweight teenagers is criticised by a senior US public health official.

Gene therapy 'gave me sight back'

Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.

US contraceptive rule 'must go'

The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.

Parkinson's cells 'made in lab'

Scientists in the US have successfully made human brain cells in the lab that are an exact replica of genetically caused Parkinson's disease.

Toxic alcohol toll rises in India

The number of people who have died in the Indian state of Orissa after drinking toxic illegal alcohol rises to 31, officials say.

Bug found in more hospital taps

Pseudomonas is detected in water outlets in the neonatal units at three more hospitals in Northern Ireland.

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

Foetus parties: Womb with a view?

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"

VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar.

VIDEO: Pakistan investigates drugs deaths

Professor Javed Akram, who is leading the clinical investigation into contaminated medicines in Pakistan, explained how the problem was identified.

AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back

Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.

VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems

A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box.

VIDEO: Contaminated drugs given to 40,000

More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.

VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school

High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.

VIDEO: Soldier's mind-control bionic op

A Tyneside soldier travels to Austria for the first stage of a process to fit him with a bionic arm he will be able to control with his mind.

'Cycling gave me my freedom back'

'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

When was the real baby boom?

Why 1920 was the biggest year for

'Swan' family want genetic answer

Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name"

Dutch unease over tobacco lobbying

Are Dutch officials too close to the tobacco industry?

Why do some people never get depressed?

Why do some people never get depressed?

Egyptian mothers take to the internet

Egyptian mothers take to the internet for help and advice