Clare Wilson
New Scientist
United Kingdom
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Why I’m teaching balls of human brain cells to play video games
Studying “mini-brains” in a dish play computer games could help us better understand how human memories form and lead to new forms of AI, as Brett Kagan tells Clare Wilson → Read More
Earliest signs of horse riding found in 5000-year-old human remains
The bones of nine men from graves in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania show hallmarks of horse riding in the patterns of wear on their spines, legs and pelvises → Read More
Bird flu death: What will happen next and is there a vaccine?
An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died in hospital after catching bird flu. Her father has tested positive for the virus responsible, but it is unclear whether he caught the infection from her or the family's poultry collection → Read More
Rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups linked to gum disease
The finding reinforces advice that people with the condition should take good care of their teeth and gums → Read More
How prepared is the world for a pandemic of bird flu in people?
Bird flu is infecting wild birds and poultry around the world. If it were to crossover into humans, some antiviral drugs are available but it would take time to develop a vaccine → Read More
Antiviral treatment cuts covid-19 hospitalisation rate in half
The medicine is given as a single injection within one week of symptoms developing, and works against the omicron variant → Read More
A three-year drought may have brought down the ancient Hittite empire
Burial chamber from time of King Midas reveals there was a severe three-year drought around the time Hittite cities were abandoned → Read More
Genes for Gaucher disease may have protected Jewish people against TB
The gene variants that lead to Gaucher disease helps immune cells kill tuberculosis bacteria, at least in zebrafish → Read More
Antidepressants mostly can't treat chronic pain, despite wide use
Ongoing pain, such as chronic back or neck pain, is difficult to treat, so some doctors prescribe antidepressants. Now, a review of evidence says these drugs mostly don't work as a treatment → Read More
Neanderthals hunted enormous elephants that fed 100 people for a month
Analysis of cut marks on elephant bones suggests every scrap of meat and fat was removed from the big beasts → Read More
How the immune system changes with age and why
We are gaining a better understanding of the effects of ageing on the immune system, with some surprising findings that it’s not all downhill after 65 → Read More
Why do some people appear to have a naturally strong immune system?
We all know someone who never seems to get sick. Now scientists are discovering what makes some people’s immune systems stronger than others → Read More
Dolphins that help humans catch fish are more likely to survive
Dolphins off coast of southern Brazil drive mullet towards the nets of local fishers and in return get some extra fish themselves → Read More
Wolves are eating sea otters after depleting an Alaskan island’s deer
After a pack of wolves almost drove the deer on a small Alaskan island extinct, they switched to eating sea otters and other marine creatures → Read More
Why antidepressants can blunt both negative and positive emotions
People taking an SSRI antidepressant do less well in a task that measures how sensitive we are to rewards → Read More
Fresh ideas about the causes of depression are bringing new treatments
By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments → Read More
Spraying drugs up the nose may help heal the brain after a stroke
Antibody molecules may travel up nerve fibres that pass from the nose to the brain in experiments on rats20 → Read More
One brain network may be involved in six mental health conditions
Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder have all been linked to problems in the same circuit of brain regions → Read More
Children living near airport found to have raised lead levels in blood
A study of children living near one such airport in US finds those within 1.5 kilometers are at highest risk → Read More
We've just discovered a new part of the brain's waste disposal system
A thin layer of tissue called the subarachnoid lymphatic-like membrane, or SLYM, keeps fresh cerebrospinal fluid separate from fluid containing waste from brain cells → Read More