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Calves clock-in for monitored mealtimes
Electronic ear tags are being used to provide an early warning system that will help farmers identify sick animals within a herd.

Drug shown to improve sight for patients with inherited blindness
A condition which robs patients of their sight has for the first time been reversed with a drug, giving some people legally certified as blind, useful vision to improve everyday life.

Newcastle scientists uncover free radical clue to dementia
A computer model programmed by scientists at Newcastle University suggests that preventing damage from free radicals could be key to fighting dementia.