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Press Handout picture: ANCIENT ANAESTHETIC REVEALS THE SOPHISTICATED MEDICINE OF MING CHINA ? Microscopic analysis uncovers traces of anaesthetic on surgical instruments from an early Ming dynasty tomb. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZMcIfEltnmkddbPrcQk66zqZijuvsQhC Photograph shows: The sampled instruments and the residues analysed on each one.

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Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD

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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

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Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US

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Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs

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2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

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The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempic and Zepbound

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The cost of weight-loss drugs should fall in 2026

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