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Health

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

As we age, telling tones apart gets harder – which makes learning languages difficult. A drug that restores hearing in old mice may one day improve human hearing

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Laboratory mice

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Research on male animals prevents women from getting best drugs

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5 kilograms of broccoli in a pill slashes diabetics' blood sugar

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Humans

WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine

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Humans

Tripping up: The real danger of microdosing with LSD

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Health

Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better

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Humans

Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath

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courtesy of Janet Chang

Health

What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast

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Far stronger than morphine

Health

Police warned of drug so powerful it can kill in one breath

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Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

Health

Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children

Orkambi targets the most common mutation for cystic fibrosis, but is not available in the UK on the NHS. Now a trial has shown promising effects in children

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Health

Drinking small amounts while pregnant may affect the baby’s face

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Drug that boosts confidence in your own actions may help OCD

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Health

Could cannabis help crack cocaine addicts kick the habit?

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Tumour-tracking drug that kills cancer approved in the US

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