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Beyond Wegovy: Could the next wave of weight-loss drugs end obesity?

Wegovy and Ozempic have made headlines, but a new wave of more effective drugs like Mounjaro have the potential to end obesity altogether. How will they work and are they safe?

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People who microdose LSD sleep an extra 24 minutes the following night

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Mosquitoes made immune to malaria could help stamp out the disease

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People with total colour blindness able to see red after gene therapy

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Robot injects drugs into back of eyeball more accurately than surgeons

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Rare embryo mutations may increase risk of developing schizophrenia

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 06: Joggers move along the Milsons Point boardwalk at sunrise on October 06, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. The NSW government has outlined a roadmap for easing COVID-19 restrictions once the state reaches its 70% double vaccination target - which is expected to be achieved this week. From Monday 11 October restrictions will ease for those who are fully vaccinated, with up to five visitors permitted in a home, and up to 20 people allowed to gather outdoors. Gyms, indoor recreation and sporting facilities able to reopen while retail and hospitality can also reopen subject to density limits. Schools will begin to reopen from 18 October. The 5km rule will be lifted, but residents of Greater Sydney will not be allowed to travel into regional areas until the state reaches 80% double dose vaccinations. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

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Early risers may be genetically less likely to get depression symptoms

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Having an ‘overweight’ BMI may not lead to an earlier death

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T861Y1 CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex, illustration

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The high cost of CRISPR therapy will stop it getting to most patients

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How CRISPR therapy could cure everything from cancer to infertility

The imminent approval of the world's first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease is just the start: soon this gene-editing tool could be used to tackle everything from cancer to high cholesterol and infertility

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The maternal death rate in the US has more than doubled since 1999

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Hormone injection may stem age-related memory decline

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Why so much medical care is years out of date – and how to fix it

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Muscle fibres become misshapen as we age but exercise can restore them

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