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3 articles from Guardian Unlimited Science

Spike in Ebola cases alarms health officials in DRC

Many cases blamed on a single individual who appears to have caught virus for second timeHealth officials are investigating an alarming spike in Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with many blamed on a single individual who appears to have contracted the disease for a second time this year.Amid the struggle to bring the 16-month outbreak under control, the World Health...

Pioneering ketamine treatments: depression – Science Weekly podcast

Ketamine might sound like an unlikely candidate for treating addiction and depression. But a growing number of scientists believe the drug could help. In the second part of this Science Weekly mini series, Hannah Devlin speaks to another expert using ketamine in their work: a physiatrist who has been conducting research on the use of ketamine for treating depression for several years Continue...