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Michel Platini urges Sepp Blatter to quit

Major study from Uefa suggests 1-in-12 top football players could use steroids

Uefa denies football has a drug problem despite findings of a survey it commissioned into steroid abuse.

Nearly all American Football players in NFL could have rare brain disease

Scientist detected CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in brain tissue of 87 out of 91 former players tested.

World Alzheimer's Day: Social services dementia care 'cut to the bone' by austerity

World Alzheimer's Day is observed on 21 September to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

World Alzheimer's Day 2015: Liraglutide clinical trial on verge of being blockbuster cure for disease

Diabetes drug liraglutide showing promising results for treating dementia in clinical trial in humans.

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India: Delhi to have world's largest number of premature deaths caused by air pollution

Kolkata and Mumbai will also have high mortality rates from polluted air in future.

Gonorrhoea outbreak: Super-resistant strain of the sexually transmitted disease triggers national alert

Doctors are warning that there may be more undiagnosed cases of the super strain.

UK scientists seek licence to genetically modify human embryos

Researchers led by Kathy Niakan of the Francis Crick Institute in London are studying miscarriages.

Study 329: Antidepressant trial's upended results show need for sharing all data

BMJ paper re-examines 'landmark' study of antidepressant use in teens

Yoga reduces arthritis pain and boosts mood by 20%

Study shows yoga reduces arthritis symptoms and improves mental wellbeing.

Lack of garden access for young children increases risk of obesity by over a third

The risk of becoming obese by the age of seven increases by 38% if children have no garden access.

Lebanon: Doctors warn of spread of cholera in refugee camps as rubbish crisis intensifies

EXCLUSIVE: Syrians and Palestinians in refugee camps face long-term illnesses doctors tell IBTimes UK.

Sonogenetics: Sound waves successfully used to control brain cells of worms

Scientists say simulating neurons with ultrasound is less invasive than light-based optogenetics.

Five second rule: Is it really OK to eat food that's fallen on the floor?

When you drop a piece of food on the floor, is it really OK to eat if you pick up within five seconds?

Vitamin D deficiency among elderly speeds up cognitive decline by three times

Traits such as memory loss linked with Alzheimer's disease and dementia are particularly affected

Darpa develops robotic prosthetic with 'near-natural sense of touch'

Prosthetic developed by Darpa program allows paralysed patient to "feel" physical sensations.

Costa Rica: Snakebites expected to increase with El Nino

Snakebites found to increase in both hot and cold phases of El Nino Southern Oscillation.

Indonesia: Soldiers battle illegal wildfires as smoke affects Singapore and Malaysia [Photos]

Masses fall sick due to thick smoke from wildfires made by illegal land clearing in Indonesia.

Henrietta Lacks: Mother demands book on immortal HeLa cells banned from school over 'porn' fears

Tennessee woman says section of book where Lacks discovers her cervical cancer is pornographic.

Cancer patient receives 3D printed titanium sternum and ribs in world first

CSIRO scientists carry out world first surgery using 3D printed ribs.

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Robotic arm learns intentions of user with breakthrough brain-machine-interface

Brain-machine-interface breakthrough paves way for new generation of self-learning neuroprosthetics.

Assisted dying bill: The arguments for and against explained

The assisted dying bill will get its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 11 September

Humans are hardwired to be as lazy as possible

Humans adapt how they walk to use as little energy as possible.

Alzheimer's may be transmitted through human growth hormone injections or surgery

Evidence for link is only preliminary with further research needed, experts say.

Super-attractor implant catches cancer cells and stops disease spreading

Small super-attractor device captures cancer cells as they move through the body.

China: Man has 5kg poo removed from megacolon

The stool had grown so big it shifted his heart to the right

Almost 50% of risk of testicular cancer is passed down via genetic faults

DNA usually makes up 20% of risk for other cancer types.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Snake bite anti-venoms to run out in June 2016

Supplies of the most effective anti-venom for snakebites in sub-Sahara Africa now dangerously low

A fifth of US students using e-cigarettes to vaporise marijuana

Almost 30% of teens also reported that they had used e-cigarettes

UK: Patients are 15% more likely to die in hospitals during weekends

Patients are twice as likely to die if admitted to hospital at the weekend, according to new research.

HIV: 'I realised I had brought it upon my wife – I had killed her'

Story of Kenyan former professional footballer Nelson Wanyama on his experience of being HIV-positive.

Terrifying medieval medical procedures that will make your toes curl

Some of the most common operations carried out in medieval times.

Texas: Doctors save man's hand by sewing it into his belly [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

87-year-old Frank Reyes nearly lost his hand in horrific burning accident.

Penis size study shows women prefer only slightly bigger than average for long-term partners

Women quizzed on penis size preference in study using 3D models for the first time.

51-year-old mother gives birth to own grandchild

Sherri Dickson from North Dakota was surrogate for her daughter Mandy.

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