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Household cleaners may double risk of breast cancer
Household cleaners and air fresheners could be bad for women's health, new research suggests.
20 Jul 2010
Medicated gel gives hope in fight against Aids
Scientists have announced the discovery of a medicated gel which could halve a woman's chances of contracting Aids.
19 Jul 2010
Autism detected in voice of children
Autism could be detected in children by analysing their voices, according to a new study.
19 Jul 2010
Nasa 'elated' by new telescope's discoveries
The space agency hopes the findings from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will help scientists better understand some of the universe's mysteries.
18 Jul 2010
Coral reefs suffer mass bleaching
Coral reefs are suffering widespread damage in what is set to be one of the worst years ever for the delicate and beautiful habitats.
18 Jul 2010
Acidic oceans: fish lose ability to smell danger
Fish face losing their ability to smell danger as the oceans grow more acidic, new research has revealed.
18 Jul 2010
Proven: men worst multitaskers
Psychologists have proven that men really are worse at multitasking than women, although it does depend on the task.
17 Jul 2010
Nasa discovers 'superheated planet with comet tail'
The planet's rare "tail" was discovered by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope despite being 153 light-years from Earth.
16 Jul 2010
Nasa satellite 'blinded by star explosion'
The space agency’s orbiting Swift observatory was overwhelmed by glare from the eruption, called a gamma-ray burst.
16 Jul 2010
Why women can wear high heels
British scientists said their study could explain why women could wear high heels for hours but experience feet aches after removing them.
16 Jul 2010
Vaccine that will protect against every type of flu
A "universal" flu vaccine that protects against many strains of the virus could be available within a few years, scientists have said.
16 Jul 2010
Prehistoric fish discovered
Great Barrier Reef mission to document species under threat.
15 Jul 2010
Deep sea creatures
Australian scientists discover bizarre prehistoric deep-sea creatures.
15 Jul 2010
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14:42, 16 July 2010
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18:50, 14 July 2010
Dr James Le Fanu on homeopathy: wrong, but instructively so
13:45, 06 July 2010
Doctors vote to drop homeopathy on the NHS ? and about time
15:53, 30 June 2010
Abortion, morality and what it means to be human: an unbridgeable divide
17:26, 29 June 2010
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