Regardless of how much you are eating, constant snacking could be playing havoc with your metabolism.…
New Scientist
Email: customerhelp@newscientist.com
Smartphones turned into electronic stethoscopes to record heartbeats
An app is allowing thousands of people to upload their heart sounds, which could one day…
Lab-grown adrenal glands could help treat hormone-related conditions
Functional adrenal glands have been grown in the lab by coaxing a type of stem cell…
A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from Siberian permafrost
Seven viruses from the Siberian permafrost have been revived and replicated themselves in the lab –…
Health Check newsletter: Parallels between vaping and covid-19 debates
When health issues become polarised it’s often hard to know where the truth lies, regardless of…
A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer
Since we split from chimpanzees, a single letter change in our DNA appears to have made…
Microscopic worms on a chip could be trained to sniff out cancer
Nematode worms can distinguish between the molecules released by healthy and cancerous cells, and could one…
Bionic eye that mimics how pupils respond to light may improve vision
A thin material sent nerve-like signals to an alloy fibre in an artificial eye model, causing…
Electric field keeps kidney cells powered up while organs are on ice
Organs soon run out of energy while they are between donor and recipient, but an electric…
Vaping probably isn’t a gateway to smoking
Trends in cigarette and e-cigarette use among 16 to 24-year-olds in England suggest that vaping doesn’t…
Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety
Prototype pillow contains an inflatable chamber that connects to an external pump and motor, enabling it…
Middle-age spread isn’t down to metabolism, but we know how to beat it
It’s a myth that extra belly fat in middle age is due to a slowing metabolism…
Women in a 19th-century Dutch farming village didn’t breastfeed
An analysis of bones from about 500 individuals who died between 1830 and 1867 in Middenbeemster…
Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against ‘super-gonorrhoea’
Two studies have found that young people who received a vaccine for meningitis have a lower…