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Packets of drugs in woman's hands

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Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

Several antiviral drugs kill viruses by inducing lots of mutations, but a computer model suggests this could have unpredictable consequences

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Magic Mushroom Spores

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Psilocybin therapy seems to help some people give up drinking alcohol

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Detaching the bioadhesive ultrasound device from the skin

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Ultrasound stickers could continuously image internal organs for days

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A 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain of a 65-year-old after a stroke. The orange coloring represents an area of dead tissue

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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice

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Human brain scans

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Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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Cannabis farm

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Legalised cannabis in Canada and US hasn’t killed illegal market

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A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

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A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

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An origami stock image

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Origami-inspired robot can deliver drugs at the site they are needed

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A colour-enhanced scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis). These spores will grow into the fungus that is Psilocybe cubensis , or the magic mushroom. When ingested, this fungus causes euphoria, hallucinations and altered perception of time. Each spore of this strain is approximately 8 by 11 um. Magnification is x660 when printed 10 cm wide.

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AI analyses drug users’ trip reports to better understand psychedelics

A pattern recognition algorithm scoured 6850 accounts of people’s experiences with 27 drugs to learn more about how they alter consciousness

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Vaping probably isn’t a gateway to smoking

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Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

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Medical dressing works like duct tape to seal internal wounds

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Electric wound dressing could help injuries heal faster

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