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Cancer blood test 'enormously exciting'
Posted in Medicine on 19th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Scientists have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer.
Can psychedelic drugs such as magic mushroom 'reconnect' depressed patients with their emotions?
Posted in Medicine on 16th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Research suggests psilocybin can help relieve the symptoms of depression, without the 'dulling' of emotions linked with antidepressants.
Is anxiety a strong early indicator of Alzheimer's disease?
Posted in Medicine on 16th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
The degenerative processes behind Alzheimer's disease have been found to begin 10, or even 20 years before dementia symptoms become evident and the condition is diagnosed.
Platelet coated stem cells Could Offer Targeted Heart Repair
Posted in Medicine on 15th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
Although cardiac stem cell therapy is a promising treatment for heart attack patients, directing the cells to the site of an injury and getting them to stay there remains challenging.
Bitcoin Could Bankroll MDMA Into the Mainstream as a Therapy Drug
Posted in Science on 15th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller
If funding arrives and all goes to plan, its expected that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will give MDMA-assisted therapy its stamp of approval by 2021.