Science weekly: can we cure Alzheimer's? – podcast
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people worldwide. But despite decades of research costing...
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Covid-19: is there a ‘twindemic’ coming?
As the UK heads into autumn, Covid-19 appears to be surging again. According to official data,...
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Out with the old: new treatment on cell ageing process – Science Weekly podcast
Ian Sample explores research on cellular senescence and the role this therapeutic approach can...
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Why are so many people getting re-infected with Covid-19?
On Wednesday, 194,747 daily confirmed Covid cases were reported for the whole of the UK. But this...
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How a man and his dogs discovered the cause of narcolepsy
The Breakthrough prizes are described by their Silicon Valley founders as ‘the Oscars of...
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CoolSculpting, Botox and fillers are on the rise – but are they safe?
Last week, supermodel Linda Evangelista posted on her Instagram page describing undergoing a...
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Last week, testing at a private Covid lab in Wolverhampton was halted, after the UK Health...
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How the first pig-to-human heart transplant was done
Earlier this month, in a medical first, surgeons from the University of Maryland transplanted a...
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Covid-19: what can we learn from Manaus?
The rainforest city of Manaus in the north-west of Brazil was the first in the country to be...
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Covid-19: what can we learn from Manaus?
The rainforest city of Manaus in the north-west of Brazil was the first in the country to be...
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Why has the UK (finally) expanded its Covid symptoms list?
This week, the UK expanded its official Covid symptom list to 12 symptoms including sore throat,...
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Preventable author Devi Sridhar on how she handles Covid trolls
As the news came out of China that there was a new virus infecting humans, scientists around the...
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What’s behind the mysterious global rise in childhood hepatitis?
Over the past few weeks, countries around the world have reported an unexpected increase in the...
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Our science predictions for 2024
Last year was a bumper year for science news, with the rise of weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy,...
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Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we...
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Secrets of the microbiome: the skin
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we...
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A fasting prime minister and a mind-reading billionaire: the week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big science stories of the week –...
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Why are we still waiting for a male contraceptive pill?
Despite research into a male contraceptive pill starting around the same time as its female...
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Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what’s driving this trend,...
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The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially...
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