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Psychedelic medicine: the potential, the people, the politics

Doing science with psychedelics has unique challenges, but the rewards could be mind-blowing. New Scientist looks at the state of play as things begin to ramp up

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statins

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Genetic test helps people avoid statins that may cause them pain

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Robin Carhart-Harris

Humans

Meet the man giving people psychedelics for science

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President Trump talking

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Trump says he’ll declare US opioid epidemic a national emergency

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Side effects kill thousands but our data on them is flawed

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Side effects kill thousands but our data on them is flawed

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Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy

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Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy

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On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

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On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

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Dark web crackdown as two biggest markets are taken offline

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Dark web crackdown as two biggest markets are taken offline

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What is chemsex and why is the UK government worried about it?

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Hundreds charged in huge opioid and healthcare fraud crackdown

Charges have been brought against 412 people in the US for healthcare fraud, including a doctor who allegedly gave out 12,000 illegal prescriptions for opioids

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People are hacking antidepressant doses to avoid withdrawal

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Blood doping: Were Armstrong and Russia wasting their time?

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Old brains can’t hear similar sounds but a drug can change that

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Research on male animals prevents women from getting best drugs

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