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ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug abuse and accidents

A study of 150,000 people with ADHD in Sweden confirms that drugs taken to manage the condition have wider benefits beyond improving immediate symptoms

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An illustration of the production of the key signalling molecule interferon, produced by a protein complex binding to DNA

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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Shutterstock (15320742p) This photo taken on May 26, 2025, during a ministerial visit to Novo Nordisk factory in Chartres, France, shows medicines (injection solution and injection pen for Ozempic, Wegovy, etc...) on the production line. Illustration - Novo Nordisk Factory - Chartres, France - 26 May 2025

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We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Ozempic really could turn back the clock on your biological age

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Human milk could help fight infections that endanger pregnancies

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Electron micrograph of the HIV pathogen

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Human trials point the way towards an mRNA vaccine against HIV

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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You don't need to take drugs like Ozempic consistently to lose weight

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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan

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Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

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Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

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Women's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?

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Could natural hydrogen from underground help the UK get to net zero?

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