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A quick guide to drugs, the brain and brain chemistry
| Barry J Gibb
Discover some of the major chemicals that govern activity in our brains, how they work, and why certain drugs have the effects they do.
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Dating on dopamine
| Pete LangmanSimon Paulson
Drug treatment for Parkinson’s can come with an unwanted side serving of compulsive behaviour, as Pete Langman discovered. Read about his dating journey in a dopamine cloud.
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Chillies and the trouble with Scoville
| Danny Birchall
Measuring the heat of these peppers can leave you a little lukewarm.
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The solidarity of sickness
| Sinéad GleesonCamilla Greenwell
Visiting an injured friend in hospital prompts writer Sinéad Gleeson to reflect on the instant rapport forged between compatriots in the kingdom of the sick.