Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050
22 November 2017
The first global “light census” shows that the area affected by artificial lighting is growing by 2.2 per cent every year, posing risks to wildlife and human health
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Watch this soft robot squeeze a damaged heart to keep it pumping
22 November 2017
Putting a squishy robot around the diseased chamber of a heart helps it pump while you wait for a new one - and could even rehabilitate it so you don't need one
Another psychedelic revolution, but this time it's different
22 November 2017
After years battling arduous laws and red tape, psychedelic therapy research is enjoying new found freedoms. The onus is now on scientists to prove it really works
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22 November 2017
Black holes colliding, EU and Brexit, ivory bans and more
Austerity cuts to NHS blamed for 120,000 excess deaths
22 November 2017
Excess deaths between 2010 and 2017 correlated most closely with a lack of nurses in care homes and cuts to community nursing
Mind menders: how psychedelic drugs rebuild broken brains
22 November 2017
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
Making your brain cells longer could help ward off Alzheimer’s
22 November 2017
People who die with plaques and tangles in their brain but no signs of dementia may have changed the shape of connections between neurons to withstand the disease
Common condition endometriosis reprograms brain for depression
17 November 2017
Endometriosis causes symptoms of mental health problems in mice, and the one in ten women who have the condition are more likely to have depression or anxiety
Gene drives can beat pests, but we can’t afford any mistakes
16 November 2017
Invasive pests could be eliminated by so-called gene drives, but we must make sure they can’t spread beyond our control
Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan
16 November 2017
Death and ill health will be averted now Scotland's pioneering minimum alcohol policy has finally cleared legal hurdles, say John Holmes and Petra Meier
