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

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Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine

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AI chemist figures out how to legally clone expensive patented drugs

AI chemist figures out how to legally clone expensive patented drugs

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From the archives: this is your brain on ecstasy, 30 years ago

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The war against antibiotic resistance is finally turning in our favour

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Misuse of pregabalin painkiller has risen 900 per cent in Australia

Painkillers like pregabalin are increasingly being prescribed instead of opioids, but they are being misused for their mood-boosting and sedative effects

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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics

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People who gave up smoking cannabis had a memory boost within a week

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The psychedelic science behind dreamy new Netflix hit, Maniac

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AI alchemists spit out the recipe for any molecule you want to make

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