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The earliest turtles to live in water have been discovered on - and named after - the Scottish island of Skye.

A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.

A survey finds some GPs are treating serious skin cancer, contrary to guidance advising hospital referal.

Doctors in Cornwall test a new skin cancer treatment which they claim "greatly improves" an existing therapy.

Scientists believe they have located a new brain area essential for good memory - the "irrelevance filter".

Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.

A 120-year-old plane tree is removed from a town hall car park after "a difficult decision" by a council.

The dinosaurs might have gone out with a sudden bang, but their rise to dominance was a gradual ascent, not a sudden takeover.

Dystonia is an incurable neurological movement disorder thought to affect at least 40,000 in the UK alone.

Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, Northern Ireland researchers find.

Drinking just two cups of tea per day could cut the risk of developing skin cancer, a study suggests.

Cancer Research UK launches its 2007 SunSmart campaign to raise awareness of how to prevent skin cancer.

Scientists say a new computer model of the brain will increase their knowledge of disorders such as Parkinson's.

The number of men who have died from skin cancer in the UK has topped a thousand a year.

Relatives of people with autism may display autistic traits despite not having the condition themselves.

Researchers say a brain area presumed by many to be involved only in co-ordinating movement actually controls higher functions too.

A single gene may play a major role in nearly all cases of one of the most common human cancers, a study says.

Some cases of obsessive compulsive disorder in children may be a result of an immune reaction following an infection, scientists believe.

Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy may be more vulnerable to anxiety as a result, research suggests.

Methamphetamine users alter their brain's structure so it may not work as well as it should, say researchers.

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