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7:02pm Friday 25th May 2012

People with tinnitus have been “advised to listen to the sea to cure ringing in ears”, according to Metro, the free commuters’ newspaper. Its story, which may seem like comfort only to sailors and fishermen, is based on a new study that explored how best to help patients with tinnitus, a common, distressing condition that causes a constant ringing or other noise in the ears.

6:02pm Friday 25th May 2012

“Scientists are a step close to developing a contraceptive pill for men,” says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that new research has found a gene the controls the final stages of sperm development and could result in temporary infertility if blocked.