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The black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa

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The quest for better snakebite treatments gets a funding boost

A multimillion-pound programme has been launched to improve treatment for snakebites, which are thought to kill up to 138,000 people each year

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Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

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Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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A maze that looks like a human head

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Mind-reading device uses AI to turn brainwaves into audible speech

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Anti-ageing drugs are coming that could keep you healthier for longer

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

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Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

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From the archives: Pop a pill to change your personality

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Drug-releasing coil in stomach could provide better treatment for TB

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We should cautiously welcome use of a form of ketamine for depression

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We should cautiously welcome use of a form of ketamine for depression

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a form of ketamine for use in treatment-resistant depression. While there are unknowns, it is a welcome move, says Celia Morgan

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Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

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PTSD may one day be treated with a common blood pressure drug

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Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine

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AI chemist figures out how to legally clone expensive patented drugs

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