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10 April 2012 Last updated at 13:56 ET

Boy's record on artificial heartJoe Skerratt

A three-year-old boy has been kept alive with an artificial heart for more than eight months, which doctors say is a record for a child in the UK.

Key and lockBoost for open access to research

One of the world's largest research charities, the Wellcome Trust, is to support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all.

Blood sugar checkDiabetes blood pressure warning

Half of people with diabetes in England are failing to keep control of their blood pressure, risking a range of "damaging" complications, figures suggest.

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Bionic bodyBionic Bodies

Can the human body be replaced with machinery? In a series of report we investigate the potential of the technology, look at the history of bionics and ask whether the field will move from repairing people to enhancing them.

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Fergus Walsh, Medical correspondent Article written by Fergus Walsh Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent

H5N1 research to be published in full

14:53 UK time, Monday, 2 April 2012

Research on modifying the H5N1 bird flu virus is set to be published despite concerns it could present a security risk.

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Scrubbing Up: Provocative thoughts on health

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    An expert explains why he feels there needs to be more recognition of sleep apnoea - and the treatments that are available.

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