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Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?

Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?

13 May 2020

Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here's what you need to know
Seaweed

Kelp is coming: How seaweed could prevent catastrophic climate change

13 May 2020

From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet

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