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Mountain-climbers in snowy , foggy landscape

Health

Little-known drug keeps climbers’ minds sharp at high altitude

An obscure drug, oxiracetam, seems to boost the brain's blood supply and reduce cognitive deficits caused by altitude, according to a study at 4000 metres

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A person with skin cream

Health

Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

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Space

Old Scientist: Tanks on the moon and other wolves we’ve cried

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DNA test kit

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DNA testing firms are cashing in our genes. Should we get a cut?

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A girl getting vaccinated

Technology

Plastic cubes injected into the body could replace booster shots

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person receiving chemotherapy

Health

Tumour bacteria sabotage chemotherapy by destroying cancer drugs

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Legs 4 Africa

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Helping people walk again with donated prostheses in West Africa

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A man wincing in pain

Technology

Computer knows how much pain you are in by studying your face

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person inhaling a balloon in front of houses of parliament

Health

UK's bad drug law flounders, which is no real surprise at all

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Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

Health

Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

CAR-T treatments fight cancer by genetically modifying a person’s own immune cells. A CAR-T therapy has now been approved by the FDA – but it costs $475,000

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Will psychedelics for depression be just another false dawn?

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Lethal injection contained a chemical never tried before

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Australia plans random drug tests for people receiving welfare

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Health

Doing meth raises the risk of strokes in young people

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