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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1 week ago |
gavi.org | Linda Geddes
Every year, tens of thousands of people die from rabies – a preventable disease – because they couldn’t get the vaccine in time. Often, the root cause is a dog bite and a health system unprepared for the unpredictable. Now researchers are using real-world data and simulations to try and map a more resilient future. Rabies is caused by a virus that attacks the brain and is almost universally fatal once symptoms appear.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Linda Geddes
Whether you love sleeping under the stars or only do so under duress, a decent camping mattress will at least help ensure you are well-rested and better equipped to handle the wider thrills and spills of outdoor living. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The days when your only choice was between a foam roll mat or a leaky airbed and foot pump are long gone.
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2 weeks ago |
gavi.org | Linda Geddes
Genetic traces of West Nile virus have been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time – one of the northernmost confirmed detections of the virus in Europe to date. The discovery marks a small, but significant development in the ongoing march of vector-borne diseases to higher latitudes, as climate and ecological conditions shift. West Nile virus belongs to the same family as yellow fever and dengue, and is similarly spread via mosquito bites.
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2 weeks ago |
spektrum.de | Linda Geddes
Hintergrund Lesedauer ca. 10 Minuten DruckenTeilen Mikrobiom: Nützliche VirenIn unserem Körper leben Billionen Viren, von denen die meisten uns nicht schaden. Dieses so genannte Virom lässt sich vielleicht gezielt beeinflussen, etwa um Fettleibigkeit und Angstzuständen entgegenzuwirken. Die Mäuse in John Cryans Labor wirkten sichtlich gestresst: Sie verhielten sich auffällig zurückhaltend, geradezu ängstlich. Aber dann bekamen einige der Nager Mikroben zu fressen, die aus ihrem eigenen Kot stammten.
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2 weeks ago |
newscientist.nl | Linda Geddes
Wie een gezonde huid wil, verdrinkt bijna in het overweldigende aanbod aan crèmes, serums en lotions. Wat werkt wel en wat niet? Of je je huid nu lichter, donkerder, steviger, voller of zachter wilt maken, er is altijd wel een crème, lotion of serum voor je ogen, nek, lippen of gezicht, zowel in een dag- als een nachtvariant, die je belooft daarmee te helpen. Maar kun je nu beter die ene met retinol of die met ceramiden nemen?
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