Over 80 years after its discovery, LSD may finally have found a medical application. A new study shows that it is highly effective at treating generalised anxiety disorder for up to 12 weeks with just a single dose. And it is fast acting.
The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that makes them resemble stem cells.
An abundance of new methods for men could transform women’s contraception too.
This book's point, writes reviewer Adams, "is to sketch an alternate history of psychedelic drugs before their adoption by the counterculture."
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Human Immunome Project aims to capture immune data from thousands of people globally
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But elation over the approvals was tempered by concerns the breakthrough treatments may not be accessible to many sickle cell patients, both are very expensive.
The campaign to eradicate polio could succeed in the next few years. But that’s just the beginning of a new challenge — keeping it away.
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