5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert
How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doing so? Skin cancer expert Rachel Neale is here to answer ...
New Scientist Articles
Updated 1 min ago · 5 articles from New Scientist
I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene
A rare variant of a gene called TP53 means Tracy Hutchinson has an extreme risk of developing cancer anywhere in her body, causing endless anxiety and requir...
Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells
Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
Unapproved gene therapy for boosting longevity is set to go on sale
A gene therapy that instructs cells to produce more of an anti-ageing protein called klotho is about to be offered by a US company at overseas clinics to byp...
‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
Researchers say a surgery that let pigs with completely severed spinal cords walk again may lead to human trials, and then perhaps even full head or brain tr...