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Microbubbles open brain's barrier to make chemo more effective

A stream of tiny bubbles and a pulse of ultrasound can open the brain's protective barrier – boosting the dose of medication that can reach brain tumours

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Orlando massacre prompts call to ease gay blood donor rules

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If antidepressants don't work well, why are they so popular?

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

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Prince's overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic

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Failing livers transformed into healthy organs by virus therapy

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Stem cell brain injections let people walk again after stroke

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Two-way trust is needed to make the most of health data

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Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish

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Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

New Scientist is invited to a meal cooked up to expose the flaws in an upcoming UK law intended to ban all psychoactive substances

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Sewage reveals crystal meth use has doubled in Australia

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Magic mushroom ingredient tested as depression treatment

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High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster

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