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drugs and alcohol

Health

Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain

People who took the opioid oxycodone or a placebo for six weeks reported similar pain scores for acute discomfort in their lower back or neck

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Health

Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer

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Health

How new fetal therapies are treating genetic conditions in the womb

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Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

Comment

Love + Science review: Reflecting on the rise of HIV

Culture

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Life

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Health

Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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Methylphenidate, often sold under the brand name Ritalin, can be prescribed to people with ADHD

Health

'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test

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A brown plaque formed in a human brain produced by the virus-like prion that causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Health

Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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Health

Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

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A group of Bonobos

Life

Male masturbation in primates evolved to cut chance of catching STIs

Masturbation in male primates seems to have evolved to boost reproductive success and cut the chance of getting a sexually transmitted infection, but the picture isn’t so clear for females

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Earth

Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep?

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Health

Does covid-19 affect pregnancies and do the vaccines reduce any risks?

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Health

Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

Insight

Life

Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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