Augmented reality glasses seek to keep speech in sight
14 June 2017
For people with motor neurone disease, losing the ability to communicate can be devastating. LusoVu is developing high-tech specs so they can keep on talking
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Microdosers say tiny hits of LSD make your work and life better
14 June 2017
People are increasingly taking daily, low doses of illegal psychedelic drugs to up their game at work and improve their mood. Will we all be doing it one day?
What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast
14 June 2017
Janet Lai Chang is one of many people experimenting with taking small amounts of psychedelic drugs to improve her mood and performance. She told us about her experience
How to extinguish the inflammation epidemic
14 June 2017
Stress, obesity and poor diet trigger persistent inflammation, which can lead to heart disease and depression. We’re finally working out how to fight it
Defibrillator drones could save lives before ambulance arrives
13 June 2017
A trial in Sweden has found that drones carrying defibrillators can shave minutes off emergency response time, which could save hundreds of lives a year
Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person
12 June 2017
Diets low in carbohydrates may change your behaviour, making you less likely to punish people who split money unfairly
Pig brain cells implanted into brains of people with Parkinson’s
12 June 2017
Four people with Parkinson’s disease who received implants of around 1000 pig cells have shown improvements, and a larger trial of the technique is under way
Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children
9 June 2017
Orkambi targets the most common mutation for cystic fibrosis, but is not available in the UK on the NHS. Now a trial has shown promising effects in children
Fetuses turn to follow face-like shapes while in the womb
8 June 2017
Newborn babies preferentially look at faces. Now fetuses have been seen tracking a face-like pattern, suggesting this ability develops by the third trimester
Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space
8 June 2017
Bread has been banned in space for 50 years thanks to the dangers of free-floating crumbs – but specially designed ovens mean astronauts could soon ditch tortillas
