Linda Geddes
Journalist at Freelance
Science Correspondent at The Guardian
Science journalist (ex @guardian @newscientist), broadcaster, and author (CHASING THE SUN, BUMPOLOGY). Loves a good 🔥
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4 days ago |
newscientist.nl | Linda Geddes
Grote hormonale veranderingen als gevolg van de puberteit en de menopauze beïnvloeden je nachtrust. Maar ook de rest van je leven bemoeien hormonen zich met je slaap. Het zal niemand verbazen dat grote hormonale veranderingen, zoals die in de puberteit of bij de menopauze, de slaap flink in de war kunnen schoppen. Maar hormonen beïnvloeden onze slaap voortdurend – niet alleen tijdens zulke grote veranderingen.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Linda Geddes
For millennia, the summer solstice has marked a pivotal moment in the human calendar – a turning point steeped in mythology, when the oak king is said to yield to the holly king, and the days begin to shorten. Now, science is increasingly revealing that trees really do respond to this celestial shift, with changes in their growth and reproductive strategies occuring immediately after the calendar’s longest day.
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1 week ago |
gavi.org | Linda Geddes
A sunny disposition could do more than lift your spirits – it could also boost your immune response to vaccines. Scientists have discovered that people who were in a more positive frame of mind when they received a COVID-19 vaccine produced more protective antibodies in response to it. The research adds to growing evidence of a link between the mind and immune system and could eventually lead to interventions that could bolster people’s response to vaccination.
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1 week ago |
gavi.org | Linda Geddes
COVID-19 may have faded from news headlines, but it hasn’t gone away – or stopped evolving. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently lists six ‘variants under monitoring’ -- meaning they may require prioritised attention and tracking by health authorities due to their increased prevalence and potential public health implications.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Linda Geddes
The tickets are bought, the line-ups have been announced and it’s nearly time to drag last year’s tent out of the cupboard for a wipedown – and to evict a few dead earwigs. And this summer, there’s one more festival accessory that partygoers won’t be travelling without: electrolyte tablets.
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