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• Children learn rules of equality by age eight - Premium content

  But those with siblings are more selfish than those without.

  27 August 2008

• Virtual drug den to aid addiction research - Premium content

  'Meth-Apartment' can help induce cravings to test therapies.

  18 July 2008

• Sleep loss produces false memories - Premium content

  But caffeine helps to boost accurate recall

  14 July 2008

• Anaesthetics worsen post-operative pain - Premium content

  General anaesthetic can paradoxically increase pain after surgery.

  23 June 2008

• Mobile phones demystify commuter rat race - Premium content

  Tracking study proves that humans are creatures of habit.

  04 June 2008

• Computer model knows what you're thinking - Premium content

  Researchers can predict which noun a person is visualizing.

  29 May 2008

• Gene therapy treats blindness - Premium content

  This weekend two teams reported success in helping people to see again. Nature News catches up on the state of gene therapy trials against blindness.

  28 April 2008

• Blind mice see the light - Premium content

  Protein from algae could one day be used in treatments for blindness.

  25 April 2008

• Brain makes decisions before you even know it - Premium content

  Brain activity predicts decisions before they are consciously made.

  11 April 2008

• Botox toxin gets into rat brains - Premium content

  Botilinum can travel along nerves and degrade proteins in the brain stem.

  01 April 2008