Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans 24. April 2026 (14:33) People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures(New Scientist)
QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm 24. April 2026 (12:00) Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be(New Scientist)
Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing? 24. April 2026 (11:00) A clinical trial to reverse age-related vision conditions using stem cell treatment could finally deliver on the promise of a major discovery in ageing and regeneration made 20 years ago, says columnist Graham Lawton(New Scientist)
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators 23. April 2026 (21:00) During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters(New Scientist)
Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI? 23. April 2026 (20:00) A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the world. But what is Mythos, does it really represent a risk and might it even be used to improve cybersecurity?(New Scientist)
Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs 23. April 2026 (19:00) Infecting mice with RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms, prevented breast cancer cells from reaching their lungs. This was due to the release of proteins that stop viruses from replicating in the lungs also making it harder for cancer cells to seed new tumours(New Scientist)
