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A drug may prevent Alzheimer’s but there are no plans to find out

Health

A drug may prevent Alzheimer’s but there are no plans to find out

A rheumatoid arthritis drug may also cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, but there are no plans to conduct the trials needed to find out if it really works

Analysis

UK campaigners protesting for access to the Orkambi in 2017

Health

A generic drug from Argentina offers cystic fibrosis families hope

News

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Health

Brain scans reveal magic mushroom drug enhances mindfulness meditation

News

Batte Shankar

Health

How antibiotic resistance is driven by pharmaceutical pollution

Features

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Oil seed rape is now farmed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area

Life

Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

News

The black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa

Health

The quest for better snakebite treatments gets a funding boost

News

Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

Health

Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

Insight

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Life

Anti-ageing drugs are coming that could keep you healthier for longer

Features

Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

Health

Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

A study of more than 165,000 people suggests that fewer than half of those who start taking statins reach cholesterol targets within two years

News

Health

Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

News

Health

From the archives: Pop a pill to change your personality

Regulars

Health

Drug-releasing coil in stomach could provide better treatment for TB

News

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We should cautiously welcome use of a form of ketamine for depression

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