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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Bat scan could insure against future pandemics

Even mismatched vaccines could confer some immunity against related coronaviruses. To prepare for the next pandemic, the world could build a vaccine library.

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Science against the clock

Exploring the challenges of our time where scientists are racing against the problems reaching a point of no-return.

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Preparing for psychedelic therapies in Australia

Psychedelic therapies have the potential to treat mental illness but there’s still a long way to go.

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Treating postpartum depression with psychedelics

Psychedelics could potentially improve mother-infant bonding during postpartum depression. But studies have not looked into it.

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What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

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Ketamine helps change thinking patterns in people with treatment-resistant depression

Its effect is fast and sustained.

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Taking psilocybin for science

Sixty healthy volunteers took magic mushrooms in a lab, and scientists recorded their brains during their experience.

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Stigma in drug research holding back new therapies

Therapy is turning to drugs previously known for being illicit party substances. But there’s no reason to abandon proper trials.

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Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

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Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

Together, satellite data, atmospheric-chemistry modelling and ground-based monitoring could help mitigate the South Asian air-pollution crisis.

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AI a jolt of energy for Indonesian medical research

Indonesia’s growth as a medical research hub will only go as far as its capacity to power its public health facilities. AI could speed up the process.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Bat scan could insure against future pandemics

Preparing for psychedelic therapies in Australia

Treating postpartum depression with psychedelics

What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Ketamine helps change thinking patterns in people with treatment-resistant depression

Taking psilocybin for science

Stigma in drug research holding back new therapies

Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Science can clear the air for pollution policymakers

AI a jolt of energy for Indonesian medical research

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