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Plan to find and explore Ocean Worlds and search for life

Posted in Science on 8th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

The exploration of ocean worlds like Europa and Ceres over the next several decades.

Glowing chemical 'could aid brain cancer surgery'

Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons to remove the cancer safely, a trial suggests.

MDMA therapy achieves astounding 76% success rate for treating PTSD

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Nov, 2018
by Alex Muller

Phase 2 trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy have proven extremely successful; FDA-treatment approval expected by 2021.

Lunar landscape testing ground to be built in Germany

Posted in Science on 19th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

To help prepare astronauts for a longer return trip, the European Space Agency (ESA) has outlined a new facility that will recreate the lunar surface as accurately as possible.

Enzyme to help smokers quit by eliminating nicotine in the blood before it reaches the brain

Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

A new treatment for smoking cessation is ready to move into the first stages of human trials to test safety and efficacy.