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Woman drinks mixture containing ayahuasca

Health

Psychedelic drug ayahuasca improves hard-to-treat depression

The first randomised trial of a shamanistic brew from South America has found it rapidly improves mood in people with depression that is resistant to antidepressants

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Our ability to think in a random way peaks at 25 then declines

Technology

Our ability to think in a random way peaks at 25 then declines

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Fast CRISPR test easily detects Zika and antibiotic resistance

Health

Fast CRISPR test easily detects Zika and antibiotic resistance

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Hydra

Life

Entire nervous system of an animal recorded for the first time

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Health

People on ecstasy feel loved-up because MDMA boosts trust

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person sleeping in a doorway

Health

Rich black people have worse health than rich white people

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Yoga breathing exercise

Health

Destroying a type of brain cell makes mice really chilled out

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Humans

Mind the gaps: The holes in your brain that make you smart

Features

Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment

Health

Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment

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LSD research subject

Health

Can renaissance in psychedelic drug research survive Trump era?

Psychedelics are poised to become treatments for mental illness and addiction but a renewed war on drugs could scupper this promise, says Kevin Franciotti

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Health

Your brain fills gaps in your hearing without you realising

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Technology

What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills

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Life

Ebola vaccine promising in chimps but may never be used

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Health

Brain’s inability to see that something is safe causes OCD

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