MasterChef’s Melissa Leong reveals how she copes with clinical depression after breakdown 

‘There are times I need to go into a quiet space and shut the door’: MasterChef’s Melissa Leong reveals how she copes with her clinical depression while on set – after suffering a breakdown By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:44 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 16:54 BST, 5 May 2020 MasterChef … Read more

Scottish coronavirus drug is being rushed into clinical trials after it treated disease in labs

An antiviral drug that could be taken as a nasal spray can block the coronavirus from latching onto lung cells, according to laboratory trials.  The medicine, marketed as Neumifil, was developed as a treatment for flu but may be able to prevent COVID-19, scientists say. A study by the University of St Andrews in Scotland … Read more

Firm using magic mushroom extracts to treat clinical depression raises £64million from investors

Tech start up using magic mushroom extracts to treat clinical depression raises £64million from investors including billionaire Paypal founder Peter Thiel Compass Pathways researching psilocybin, which is found in ‘magic mushroom’ The company plans to trial a synthetic form on patients with clinical depression If it is a success and approved, Compass hope to market … Read more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock shares photo of himself taking part in ‘painless’ clinical trial

Health Secretary Matt Hancock – who has recovered from Covid-19 – shares photo of himself taking part in ‘painless’ clinical trial with plans to give it to 5,000 patients a week if tests are successful Health secretary posted the image on Twitter as a nurse took blood from his arm In the caption he implored … Read more