Versatile stem cells have been created from the skin of patients with motor neuron disease (MND), providing a powerful new tool for developing treatments for the incurable condition.
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May 24th, 2010
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May 24th, 2010
A husband who helped his wife suffocate was yesterday spared prosecution for assisting her suicide.
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May 24th, 2010
In the aftermath of the General Election, Christians are being called to pray for the new Parliament and Government.
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May 24th, 2010
A woman in Damak Municipality-15 of Jhapa district died while undergoing abortion at a local Marie Stopes Center on Sunday evening.
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May 23rd, 2010
Roman Catholic churchgoers are being urged to help meet a shortfall of more than ?3m pounds in funding for Pope Benedict's visit to the UK.
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May 23rd, 2010
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has criticised David Cameron?s coalition government for failing to support marriage.
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May 23rd, 2010
He is being called Britain's forgotten hostage. The aid worker was seized almost a year ago in Yemen by militants who murdered three of his fellow captives. In 20 days, if he is still alive, he will have been in captivity for a year. There is growing concern that the British government is doing too little to find him.
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May 23rd, 2010
The last time their German relations set eyes on Lydia and Anna Hentschel the two sisters were playing dolls with their baby brother Simon under the watchful eye of their missionary doctor parents.
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May 23rd, 2010
A retired computer worker from Co. Wicklow has vowed to help his seriously ill partner end her life - even if it means he will go to prison.
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May 22nd, 2010
Working mothers are to blame if their children are naughty, a leading psychologist has claimed. Oliver James has controversially suggested that mothers of toddlers should stay at home.