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A rack of guns for sale

Technology

DIY gun control: The people taking matters into their own hands

With the Trump administration stripping away firearms legislation, can citizen scientists and technologists rein in the excesses of US gun culture?

Insight

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Health

Prognosis for dementia research uncertain in the Brexit election

Leader

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Health

Your inner hoarder: Why letting go is so hard to do

Features

More than 8 million people in the US have mental health problems

Health

More than 8 million people in the US have mental health problems

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Woman drinks mixture containing ayahuasca

Health

Psychedelic drug ayahuasca improves hard-to-treat depression

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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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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

As the gap widens between rich and poor, the health of many in the US is declining. But for minorities, money isn’t the whole story – racism is bad for health too

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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

Health

Vision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment

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Health

Can renaissance in psychedelic drug research survive Trump era?

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