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Cannabis

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. Read more about the science behind its psychological effects, medical potential and chemical composition

Oil seed rape is now farmed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau area

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Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

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The black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa

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The quest for better snakebite treatments gets a funding boost

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Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

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Can the UK avoid having a lethal opioid crisis like the one in the US?

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

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A maze that looks like a human head

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Mind-reading device uses AI to turn brainwaves into audible speech

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Anti-ageing drugs are coming that could keep you healthier for longer

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Statins may not lower cholesterol enough in half those who take them

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Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

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Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

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From the archives: Pop a pill to change your personality

In 1994, the controversial advent of Prozac and other mood-changing pills heralded a new era in manipulating our brains – or at least so we thought back then

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Drug-releasing coil in stomach could provide better treatment for TB

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We should cautiously welcome use of a form of ketamine for depression

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Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

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PTSD may one day be treated with a common blood pressure drug

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