MYSTERIOUS: 23 - What They Never Told You

Researchers study treatment for chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors

Team at Nottingham Trent University is investigating how chemotherapy in early life could damage nerve cells

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

Scientists investigating new treatments for chronic pain in cancer survivors

Around eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more, but more than half of them report delayed and ongoing pain in adulthood.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Heard of glycation? How to hack the ageing process and live longer

Anti-ageing techniques should be more than skin-deep. Here’s how to slow down the body’s natural maturing process and lower the risk of chronic illnesses linked to it, says nutritionist Louise Pyne

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Multimillionaire biohacker replaces the ‘liquid gold’ in his body in bid to reverse aging

‘My plasma is the cleanest he’s ever seen. By far. He couldn’t get over it,’ Bryan Johnson said

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024

Short ‘micro-walks’ could improve health, study suggests

Walking in stints of 10 to 30 seconds could burn more calories than continuously walking the same distance

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

Human skin map invention could end scars forever

Scientists have created a human skin map which provides a “recipe” to build skin.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

How profits from big pharma’s use of genetic information could revolutionise nature conservation

The blue blood of threatened horseshoe crabs contains a chemical essential for testing the safety of vaccines. So these ancient creatures are highly sought after by pharmaceutical companies worldwide, contributing to declines in their populations.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia

The UK sleep-tracker industry is estimated to be worth £270m a year – and forecast to double by 2030. Could all this data be making our insomnia worse?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024

Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, study suggests

Some participants were able to discriminate order of smells at intervals 10 times shorter than previously thought

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

London scientists pioneer at-home 'spit test' for prostate cancer

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hails test as ‘holy grail’ for future of healthcare

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2024