31 March 2021
Pfizer has announced positive results from its initial covid-19 vaccine trial in children and trials of other vaccines are under way, but whether any are approved for use this year may depend on how the virus behaves
10 March 2021
New "immunity tracker" tests that claim to measure your precise antibody levels after infection or a covid-19 vaccine are for sale, but the results might not be as useful as they seem
24 February 2021
UK officials have called the lack of support for children with long covid a “national scandal” and parents are raising alarms about the risks posed by school reopening
10 February 2021
The coronavirus vaccines won't work for everyone, but there are plenty of things we know can help with vaccine success, from sleeping well before a jab to avoiding doomscrolling afterwards and getting enough exercise
21 November 2019
Yesterday, New Scientist broke the news that suspended animation has been tried on humans for the first time. Helen Thomson answers all your questions on this new procedure
20 November 2019
At least one person has been placed in a form of suspended animation during a trial that aims to help people survive traumatic injuries like a gunshot or stab wound
31 October 2019
A headset that allows you to treat the symptoms of depression by zapping your brain has gone on sale in the UK
30 October 2019
Having sex might have helped start your pregnancy but it’s not going to help you when push comes to shove
5 September 2019
Nine people who took a cocktail of drugs for a year saw a 1.5-year reduction in their epigenetic age – the largest effect of its kind ever seen
11 April 2019
A Greek woman has given birth to a boy using a controversial technique that combines DNA from three people
