8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline
23 January 2019
Want to defy ageing and keep your mind sharp? From the right diet to your dental hygiene and social life, here are the best ways to keep your brain fighting fit
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Common vaccine may protect children from developing type 1 diabetes
22 January 2019
Children who received a vaccine for a common virus that attacks insulin-producing cells in the pancreas have shown lower rates of type 1 diabetes
Researcher who created gene-edited babies has been fired
22 January 2019
He Jiankui has been dismissed by the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen after a preliminary investigation by provincial authorities
We’ve discovered a new type of blood vessel in our bones
21 January 2019
There's a newly discovered network of blood vessels in our bones that are important for the immune system and could shed light on bone disease
Behind the Sheet review: Eye-opening play follows slaves’ story
18 January 2019
The story of the unsung slave women who helped end an excruciating condition by enduring surgery without anaesthetic makes a play that deserves a wide audience
Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain
17 January 2019
When certain brain cells are silenced in mice, they still sense pain but no longer seem bothered by it. The finding could lead to new pain treatments
Could a diet save the planet? Only if we pay the real cost of food
17 January 2019
There is no doubt that a “planetary diet” involving more vegetables and less meat would benefit the environment and likely save lives too, but making it happen won’t be easy
Engineered bacteria could mop up toxic ammonia in the human gut
16 January 2019
Toxic ammonia can build up in the guts of people with certain disorders – probiotics containing bacteria engineered to break down the toxin could help
