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Magic mushroom may help dying
A magic mushroom potion could become a treatment to help people dying from cancer, psychiatrists have reported. Read more
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Oxygen therapy questioned
Patients with serious lung disease and breathing difficulties may not need oxygen treatment to relieve their suffering, researchers say. Read more
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Mental fitness has mixed benefits
Mental exercises have been touted as a way of preventing dementia – but new findings suggest their benefits may be mixed. Read more
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Asthma, migraine genetic breakthroughs
Scientists may have discovered a gene responsible for some of the most severe cases of asthma, it has been announced. Read more
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Cannabis beats pain – Canadians
Patients allowed to smoke cannabis at home gained significant release from chronic pain, according to a new scientific study. Read more
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Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today. Read more
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Viral clue to fatigue syndrome
A mysterious virus, associated with mice, may be responsible for chronic fatigue syndrome in humans, scientists reported yesterday. Read more
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Mars mission faces muscle challenge
Astronauts who set out for Mars would face catastrophic wasting of their muscles, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Weight no bar to contraception
Contraceptive pills are just as effective for overweight women as others, according to a new study published yesterday. Read more
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Weight drug problems pose research issues
Researchers have revealed details of a major study that sought to test the impact of a weight loss drug on heart disease – but was stopped amid concern at suicide rates. Read more