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Silver packs a punch as chemotherapy drug
Compounds of silver are as effective against breast and colon cancer cells as a leading chemotherapy drug and may result in fewer side effects
Brain-eavesdropping tech can't steal your thoughts
Mind-reading technology notwithstanding, there is no prospect of anyone looking inside your skull without your consent
Rapid nerve repair helps lame rats walk within days
A new procedure holds promise for swift recovery of people paralysed by nerve injuries
Malaria may kill far more people than we thought
Models suggest that malaria kills eight times as many adults in Africa as the World Health Organization estimates
Spaced out: Clearing astronauts' mental fog
Being in space messes with your brain – bad news if you're steering a spacecraft. How can we save astronauts from the space stupids, asks Anil Ananthaswamy