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hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets

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Hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine is a drug developed in the 1940s to treat malaria. It was hoped it could help treat coronavirus infections but a large randomised trial has shown it has no beneficial effects.

Mitul Mehta

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Mitul Mehta: Brain scanners can help revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

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Sperm and egg

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Human eggs release chemicals that attract some sperm more than others

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Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded

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Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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Is it safe for coronavirus 'shielders' in the UK to go outside now?

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Einsteins Unfinished Revolution

10 of the best non-fiction science books to read right now

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Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health forever

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Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health forever

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

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Remdesivir

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Remdesivir

Remdesivir is an antiviral drug that has provisional approval in several countries for treating people with severe coronavirus infections. It has been shown to shorten recovery time in people with covid-19 but not to reduce mortality.

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People who compare themselves with others spend longer on Facebook

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Coronavirus seems to reach the brain. What could this mean for us?

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Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?

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Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being

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