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What is immunotherapy?Immunotherapies are biological treatments that harness the immune system to prevent, control and fight diseases and other conditions. The most familiar are vaccines, which…

Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression among patients who have not responded to conventional antidepressants, according to the results of an early clinical trial.Researchers at…

Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities almost 60,000 years ago in what is the earliest known evidence of dental treatment.The single molar, which was unearthed…

I am writing in response to your article about immigration enforcement visits to restaurants (‘They singled out non-white, foreign-born workers’: the restaurants raided by Britain’s version…

China wants brain-computer interfaces to be a future industry for the country. Credit: Li He/VCG via GettyChina has approved a brain implant for people with severe…

At first glance, the psychiatric ward in Trondheim looks much like any other unit caring for patients in acute mental distress. But as evening falls, filters…

Injections that reduce weight and treat diabetes could also cut the risk of dying from substance-use disorders.Credit: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg/GettyBlockbuster GLP-1 medications might help people to avoid…

March 4, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmPioneering gene therapy may treat a deadly seizure disorderNew gene therapy results bring hope for treating Dravet…

People with major depressive disorder can see a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) when it is combined…

Resident doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly to go ahead with this week’s planned strike, because the government’s latest offer fails to address the medical jobs…