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Available for over a yearA series of recent studies suggests that drug use is increasing among Gen Z. Some young people are taking prescription anti-anxiety medications — such as propranolol and pregabalin — without a prescription. They’re buying them...

People will be able to go to their local chemist in England this autumn and get on-the-spot treatment for 12 common conditions without going to their GP first.Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions - sore throat,...

To test HITMAN against the most clinically realistic version of this disease, the research team worked with tumor tissue obtained from patients diagnosed with aggressive and chemotherapy-resistant glioblastoma at Mayo Clinic. Using cells derived from this tissue in the...

During the day, waste products such as lactic acid and worn-out proteins build up in the brain. When we sleep at night, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) help to wash away this waste, keeping the brain healthy.In a new...

In among the maelstrom of everything else that's happening with AI right now, OpenAI has pushed out ChatGPT Images 2.5, which it describes...

The work by Oxford University, which is published in the International Journal of Cancer, defines any drink at 65 degrees Celsuis or above as "very hot" and posing a potential risk.Consuming six or more hot drinks per day also...

New York City officials have released thousands of previously unseen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks.The city launched its public online portal on Tuesday with more than 170,000 pages of...

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Support for disability benefits remains "remarkably strong" and cutting them would be "politically risky" according to a new report. The analysis, from the British Social Attitudes survey, found that fewer than one in 10 people favoured cutting welfare...

A five-day programme activities has begun at Wolverhampton's railway station to support people's mental health and wellbeing.Wellbeing Week has been timed to coincide with Thursday's World Suicide Prevention Day and is a collaboration between West Midlands Railway and Rethink...