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UK law on medical cannabis changed six months ago - what have we learned?
On November 1, 2018, the UK changed the law on medicinal cannabis. In the last six months what have we learned?
09/05/19 -
Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use
Prescription drugs pregabalin and gabapentin have been reclassified – but it won’t stop problem use
04/04/19 -
Nepal’s menstrual huts: what can be done about this practice of confining women to cow sheds?
Despite being illegal, chhaupadi, the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed...
01/02/19 -
Alzheimer’s disease – don’t give up on plaque-busting drugs just yet
Trials for new Alzheimer's drugs have been failing a lot, lately. But it may be premature to abandon these drugs altogether,...
12/11/18 -
Why inability to cope with uncertainty may cause mental health problems
Could you treat depression, anxiety and other disorders by training people to be better at dealing with uncertainty? Scientists...
12/11/18 -
Low levels of carbon monoxide poisoning can be very difficult to spot – and can cause brain damage
Carbon monoxide (CO), like many gases, cannot be detected by our human senses. We cannot see it, smell it or taste it. But...
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Volatile substance abuse – a problem that never went away
Drug related deaths are at their highest levels since records began, but a substance problem many think disappeared in the...
09/08/18 -
Britain’s drinking habits revealed – new figures
The number of teetotallers in Britain is rising, but that doesn't mean the rest of the population has a healthy relationship...
02/05/18 -
Why suicide rates among pregnant women in Nepal are rising
Bibha Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen look at why pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking...
09/03/18 -
The link between drugs and music explained by science
Scientists are beginning to understand why certain drugs and musical genres are natural partners
25/01/18
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Looking forward to hosting heroic charity activist Phil Packer MBE and the @RowBritannia Ocean Row Boat this Thursd… https://t.co/h558S6XLb9
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Exciting to see #alumnus Josh Boyd working with @LJMU graduates to make a success of #Liverpool's forthcoming float… https://t.co/OrfOk7vllC