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The US has withdrawn funding for scientific research involving foetal tissue. Scientists point to the lack of feasible alternatives to using foetal tissue 鈥� which comes from embryos donated to scientific research via abortion clinics.

They say the move to halt this kind of research will have a negative impact on the ability of US medical institutions to develop new treatments for a range of diseases from diabetes to cancer.

More controversy from the 鈥楥rispr babies 鈥� scandal 鈥� with a new analysis showing the modified gene may have a wide impact on the health of the children it was claimed to have been implanted into.

A reassessment on North Korea鈥檚 Nuclear tests using cold war methodology suggest the last explosion was more powerful than previously thought.

Singing can lift our spirits, but research suggests it could also benefit our health, improving breathing for people with lung conditions and helping us cope with dementia. Could it even have a preventative effect?

We head to Cheltenham Science Festival in the UK county of Gloucestershire - one of the first places to pioneer this kind of 鈥渟ocial prescribing鈥� - to find out. We are joined by panellists Dr Daisy Fancourt, Senior Research Associate in Behavioural Science, Dr Simon Opher, family doctor and Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing, and Maggie Grady, Director of Music Therapy at charity Mindsong to learn more.