51¶¯Âþ

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Health

Discover the latest health news, scientific discoveries and big ideas about the human body and treating diseases, covid-19, diet, fitness, exercise, wellness and how to live a healthy life.
Sign up to our newsletter

Health

The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

Why have so many people become fixated on protein? Donald Layman is one of the people behind the research showing the benefits of getting more protein in your diet, but he thinks things have gone too far and wants to set the record straight

Comment

A health worker instructs a local resident to wash their hands in Rwampara, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 16 May, amid the Ebola outbreak

Health

The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Your body clock has seasonal rhythms and it matters for vaccines

51¶¯Âþ

An illustration of CAR T-cell therapy in melanoma

Health

CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first

51¶¯Âþ

A scanning electron micrograph of an embryonic muscle cell differentiating in to a skeletal muscle cell

Health

Rebooting stem cells builds aged muscles and assists injury recovery

51¶¯Âþ

A light micrograph of a section through an ovary with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with two cysts demonstrated in light pink. Except, they're not actually cysts

Health

PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move

Comment

Health

Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO

51¶¯Âþ

Health

PCOS postpones perimenopause and allows pregnancies at older ages

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Coffee's mood-boosting effects aren't just down to caffeine

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think

Red-light therapy promises to treat everything from acne and hair loss to depression and chronic pain. Many of these claims are overhyped, but evidence suggests it can have healing powers

Features

Health

Read the winner of this year’s Young Science Writer Award

Comment

Health

Where has the deadly hantavirus come from and how does it spread?

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy

51¶¯Âþ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop