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If the drug trade has helped define the modern Mexican state, writes the author of a new article in The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, so too have wars on drugs. In "From Bandit Hunting to a War Against 'Social Poisoners': Counterinsurgency as Drug War and Drug War as Counterinsurgency in ...
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Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-01626-1 By combining chemistry and biology with AI modelling, Layla Hosseini-Gerami is finding and reviving therapeutics with ‘huge potential’.
Price of dairy product has risen fivefold after users of GLP-1 medications advised to increase protein consumption The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs has fuelled global demand for whey protein, sparking concerns among industry experts over a potential shortage. The price of whey has ris...
A drug once dismissed as ineffective suddenly worked—when scientists tested it under more realistic conditions that mimic the human body. In this surprising new discovery, Northwestern University scientists uncovered a hidden rule of drug behavior. A medicine's effectiveness can change dramatic...
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