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Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids

A stem cell treatment could bring relief to millions of people with chronic lower back pain. If it works, it may help curb the opioid painkiller epidemic

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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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Mountain-climbers in snowy , foggy landscape

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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

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

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

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person receiving chemotherapy

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Tumour bacteria sabotage chemotherapy by destroying cancer drugs

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person inhaling a balloon in front of houses of parliament

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

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Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

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Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

CAR-T treatments fight cancer by genetically modifying a person’s own immune cells. A CAR-T therapy has now been approved by the FDA – but it costs $475,000

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Will psychedelics for depression be just another false dawn?

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Lethal injection contained a chemical never tried before

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Australia plans random drug tests for people receiving welfare

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Doing meth raises the risk of strokes in young people

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