2 February 2022
How our brains interpret signals from within the body has a surprisingly big influence on the mind, an insight that is leading to new ways to tackle conditions like depression, anxiety and eating disorders
31 January 2022
A rare variant of the SIRT6 gene increases DNA repair in human cells, and learning its effects could help to develop anti-ageing drugs
28 January 2022
The BA.2 variant of omicron seems to be taking over in many places, but it isn't expected to cause yet another wave of cases around the world
26 January 2022
It has long been suspected that vitamin D could help reduce the risk of developing an autoimmune disease, and now we have evidence this is the case – at least for people over 50
26 January 2022
An existing cancer drug has been found to also wake up dormant HIV, and it could eventually work with an HIV medicine in a "kick and kill" strategy
26 January 2022
Adult frogs can’t usually regrow a lost leg, but they can after treatment with a regenerative cocktail – and the new leg even contains functioning nerves
26 January 2022
An autonomous surgical robot joined sections of intestine together inside the abdominal cavities of live pigs, with limited intervention from human surgeons
