51��

Skip to content

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.

Dementia cases are rising faster in China than the rest of the world

Health

Dementia cases are rising faster in China than the rest of the world

Cases of dementia doubled worldwide between 1990 and 2021, but more than quadrupled in China during the same period

51��

2YF8KFA A man takes the ice bath in frozen lake, the icy water providing a refreshing and invigorating experience during winter swimming

Health

An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

Culture

What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

Health

What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out

Features

Health

Chronic pain could be eased by learning to regulate negative emotions

51��

Health

Shingles vaccine linked with lower risk of many common heart problems

51��

Health

Innovative antivenom may work against the world's deadliest snakes

51��

Health

Brain signals can change the gut microbiome in as little as 2 hours

51��

Health

Our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way

51��

Health

Key component of dark chocolate might have an anti-ageing effect

51��

Health

Drugs like Wegovy can be effective at treating fatty liver disease

Semaglutide, a drug commonly taken for weight loss, showed marked benefits for most patients in a trial for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

51��

Health

Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria

51��

Health

Can running too far be bad for your health?

Regulars

Health

Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates

51��

Health

How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

Features