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Mind menders: how psychedelic drugs rebuild broken brains

The healing powers of illegal drugs like MDMA and psilocybin are finally living up to the hype – and they are already transforming our view of mental illness

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Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan

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Medical cannabis vendors must stop making bogus health claims

Analysis

Trump signs memorandum on opioids

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Opioid crisis: Trump suggests telling young people drugs are bad

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Technology

Marijuana compounds made in GM yeast could help epilepsy

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Health

Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids

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Hunger-blocking injection lets fat monkeys quickly lose weight

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Magic mushroom extract changes brains of people with depression

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Little-known drug keeps climbers’ minds sharp at high altitude

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Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

People have been found to experience stronger side effects when a treatment looks more expensive, according to a study of the nocebo effect

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Old Scientist: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we’ve cried

Regulars

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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

Insight

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Tumour bacteria sabotage chemotherapy by destroying cancer drugs

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UK's bad drug law flounders, which is no real surprise at all

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