¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

medical drugs

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

Life

Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

An analysis of pollen suggests cannabis evolved on the Tibetan Plateau, not far from a cave that was frequented by our ancient Denisovan cousins

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

The black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa

Health

The quest for better snakebite treatments gets a funding boost

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

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

Health

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

Insight

Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

Health

Georgios Papanikolaou: inventor of the Pap smear cervical cancer test

Regulars

A maze that looks like a human head

Technology

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

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

woman in hoodie

Life

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

Features

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

Health

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

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

Health

Promising treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome fails large trial

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

pill

Health

From the archives: Pop a pill to change your personality

Regulars

medical coil

Health

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

Some people have to take several tablets each day to treat tuberculosis – a coil threaded with pills and inserted in the stomach offers an alternative

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Comment

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

Comment

Health

Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Health

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

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Physics

Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop