Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response
9 June 2022
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews from New Scientist about the covid-19 pandemic
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Psilocybin therapy steps closer to credibility with largest trial yet
10 November 2021
Promising results from a psilocybin trial suggest that psychedelic therapies for depression could help some – but not all – people who don't respond to conventional antidepressants
Dr Wu Lien-teh: Face mask pioneer who helped defeat a plague epidemic
10 March 2021
Dr Wu Lien-teh helped to end the Manchurian plague outbreak of 1910-11 with the use of face masks he had designed made from cotton and gauze, and stopped the disease from reaching other parts of China
Experimental dengue vaccine cuts infection rates in real-world trials
6 November 2019
A vaccine based on a weakened version of the dengue virus was 80 per cent effective at preventing infections after one year in a trial of 20,000 children
Experimental tuberculosis vaccine could save millions of lives
29 October 2019
A new vaccine is the first that prevents people with a dormant tuberculosis infection from developing active disease
Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero
15 August 2019
The first woman to qualify as a surgeon in the UK, Louisa Aldrich-Blake also helped to establish hospitals for soldiers in the First World War
I tried to eat myself smarter at a brain-boosting supper club
10 August 2019
Nutrients like omega-3 are claimed to support healthy brain function, but there is little good evidence that they really improve cognition
London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria
1 August 2019
Antibiotic resistance genes have been found in high proportions of Staphylococcus bacteria isolated from commonly touched surfaces in shopping centres, train stations and hospitals in London
René Favaloro: Heart surgery pioneer celebrated in Google doodle
12 July 2019
Argentinian surgeon René Favaloro pioneered heart bypass surgery in the 1960s, extending the lives of millions who develop coronary artery blockages
Do you run with bent arms? Turns out it doesn't make much difference
9 July 2019
A study found that people don’t use any more energy by running with their arms held straight, even though they found it was a more awkward running style
