We can see when your brain forms a memory by watching you move
27 May 2020
Subtle patterns can be seen in people’s reaction times as their memories are recalled, and boosting these brainwaves could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
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Coronavirus is evolving. Knowing how could help us stop the pandemic
20 May 2020
Viruses, like the coronavirus causing covid-19, can evolve rapidly. Knowing how and why they change should help us beat this pandemic and prevent future ones
Seven new coronaviruses have been found lurking in bats in Africa
18 May 2020
By testing bats in Gabon, researchers found seven coronaviruses that are new to science, but we don’t yet know if they could jump to people and cause illness
Mouse embryos that are 4 per cent human are step towards spare organs
13 May 2020
Mouse embryos injected with human stem cells grew for 17 days, creating chimeras with up to 4 per cent human cells, a step towards growing human organs for transplant
Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?
13 May 2020
Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here's what you need to know
Kelp is coming: How seaweed could prevent catastrophic climate change
13 May 2020
From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet
Slimming down fatty livers in the lab could boost donor organ supply
6 March 2020
Donor livers are increasingly not being used for transplants because they have too much fat. Hooking them up to a machine for a crash treatment could solve that
Laser powered liquid jets could inject drugs into skin without needles
5 March 2020
A needle-free device that uses a laser-powered jet to force medicine into the skin at high speed could one day lead to painless injections
We were warned – so why couldn’t we prevent the coronavirus outbreak?
4 March 2020
SARS and MERS gave us ample warning of the risk of new coronaviruses, but we failed to set up sufficient defences against covid-19 and other infections
How badly prepared is the world for a coronavirus pandemic?
4 March 2020
Multiple outbreaks of the covid-19 virus worldwide have led to countries stepping up their responses, but the virus may already be spreading in the US