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Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

Chemicals containing fluorine that are used in pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and batteries can now be made without the release of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas as part of the process

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Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13842171a) Packages of prescribtion drugs Ozempic and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk sit on a table in Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 March 2023. US celebrities have credited their weight loss to the FDA-approved medications that are prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes drugs used as slimming agent, Copenhagen, Denmark - 23 Mar 2023

Health

People think drugs like Wegovy are a quick fix. So what if they are?

Leader

Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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Health

Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain

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Health

'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test

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2NMX51D This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a tropical storm east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, at 7:50am EST, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where forecasters expected the potential cyclone to strengthen Tuesday into the sixth named storm, Fred, of the Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES via AP)

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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Culture

Health

Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

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A bee with the sensor attached

Technology

Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

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Health

Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

Antibody treatments that target amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's have shown promise in trials, but questions about their side effects and practicality remain

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Life

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

Features

Video

Hunterian Museum puts anatomical curiosities back on display

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Technology

What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

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Technology

Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

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