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A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

Health

A variety of CBD health products are in the shops - do they work?

A component in cannabis called CBD is claimed to help everything from Alzheimer's to anxiety. Despite a boom in sales, there's little evidence supporting the claims

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Physics

Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

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An Ebola treatment centre in Butembo

Health

Ebola breakthrough: two drugs could treat up to 90 per cent of cases

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Ibuprofen has been linked to changes in bacteria in a lab experiment

Health

Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help antibiotic resistance spread

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IVF

Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

Comment

Four drams of whisky

Technology

Artificial tongue could taste whisky to make sure it isn't counterfeit

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folic acid supplements

Health

Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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Macaques eating rice

Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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Mico munduruku

Life

New monkey species found in Amazon area threatened by deforestation

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Emergency treatment for overdoses may be improving

Health

Does the drop in US drug deaths mean the opioid crisis is ending?

Overdose deaths in the US have dropped for the first time in two decades, but many people are still dependent on painkillers and struggling to get them legally

Analysis

Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

Culture

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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