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07 Jul 09

New patch gives migraine sufferers hope - Daily Mail 7th July 2009

A skin patch could help migraine sufferers avoid potential side-effects - as well as providing greater pain relief.

The patch contains sumatriptan, a drug which is currently used in pill form to treat the problem.

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06 Jul 09

Hope for cure for blindness - The Sunday Telegraph 5th July 2009

A surgeon who pioneered laser eye surgery to cure short-sightedness has announced a new technique which could prevent millions of older people from going blind.

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17 Oct 08

Hope for millions of disabled people as scientists restore movement to paralysed limbs - Daily Mail 16th October 2008

Scientists have found a way to bypass spinal injuries and restore movement to paralysed limbs in an experiment that offers hope to millions of disabled people.

They have shown that it is possible to connect the brain directly to the muscles of a paralysed hand - and then use the 'power of thought' to move it.

Although the work has been carried out on monkeys, the American researchers believe it could be used by people within the next two decades.

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