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Anti-cancer CAR-T therapy reengineers T cells to kill tumors – and researchers are expanding the limited types of cancer it can target
Teaching the body’s immune cells to recognize and fight cancer is one of the holy...
Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs
An immunologist explains how they work
How the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed a surprisingly bright, complex and element-filled early universe – Podcast
If you want to know what happened in the earliest years of the universe, you are...
Daydreaming’s dark side: the compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives
Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful
Procrastination: the cognitive biases that enable it – and why it’s sometimes useful
Are you procrastinating? I am. I have been delaying writing this article for the...
Mars: how we discovered two huge, unusual impact craters – and the secrets they unveil
Most of the worlds of our Solar System are pockmarked with impact craters
Harnessing the brain’s immune cells to stave off Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions that result from the loss of function...
World Cup 2022: footballers run either like gazelles or grizzlies – here’s how our research can help coaches
Every team still competing in the Fifa World Cup is determined to get their hands...
Picky eater? Research shows it could be in your DNA
In the last 40 years obesity has been constantly rising. This has happened despite...
How celebrity footballers can help reduce prejudice against minorities – podcast
In the latest episode of Discovery, an ongoing series via The Conversation Weekly...
Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?
Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the...
Fatherhood changes men’s brains, according to before-and-after MRI scans
The time fathers devote to child care every week has tripled over the past 50 years...
Five ways drones will change the way buildings are designed
Drones are already shaping the face of our cities – used for building planning,...
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise – but there are many hurdles still to overcome
The first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been...
Four-day week trial confirms working less increases wellbeing and productivity
A group of companies that have been trialling a four-day working week have recently...
The study of evolution is fracturing – and that may be a good thing
How will life on Earth and the ecosystems that support it adapt to climate change?...