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Now everyday chemicals like menthol and capsaicin are being used to simulate them – and create more realistic VR experiences</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg25333780-900-artificial-touch-the-new-tech-making-virtual-reality-more-immersive|2312252</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/15111939/SEI_92590870.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <description>Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology behind this complex condition – from microclots to viral persistence</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26034670-800-long-covid-what-we-now-know-about-its-causes-and-possible-treatments|2404890</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/27140056/SEI_180461326.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134750-900-why-postmenopausal-women-are-so-crucial-to-our-evolutionary-success/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <description>Genetic studies suggest postmenopausal women are so important in terms of ensuring the survival of grandchildren that we evolved genes to keep their brains healthy</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26134750-900-why-postmenopausal-women-are-so-crucial-to-our-evolutionary-success|2413433</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23122307/menopause.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134751-200-the-surprising-benefits-of-having-an-asymmetrical-face-body-and-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <description>Our unique asymmetries may be key to getting smarter, faster - 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Now we know they play a role in keeping you healthy - and might even influence how you think</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26134751-100-cells-from-other-family-members-live-in-you-and-protect-your-health|2413435</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/22103608/SEI_187616262.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134750-100-a-legendary-cosmologist-on-how-to-find-a-deeper-theory-of-the-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <description>Nobel prizewinner Jim Peebles, who helped create our model of how the universe evolved, discusses dark matter, the value of iconoclastic ideas and the astronomical anomalies to keep your eye on</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg26134750-100-a-legendary-cosmologist-on-how-to-find-a-deeper-theory-of-the-universe|2413272</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/19122507/SEI_187768991.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>How CRISPR therapy could cure everything from cancer to infertility</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834460-200-how-crispr-therapy-could-cure-everything-from-cancer-to-infertility/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate> <description>The imminent approval of the world's first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease is just the start: soon this gene-editing tool could be used to tackle everything from cancer to high cholesterol and infertility</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg25834460-200-how-crispr-therapy-could-cure-everything-from-cancer-to-infertility|2380762</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/03113124/SEI_162655146.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate> <description>Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions</description> <guid isPermaLink="false">mg25834430-700-how-ultrasound-therapy-could-treat-everything-from-ageing-to-cancer|2377905</guid> <media:thumbnail url="https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/12164031/SEI_159971509.jpg"/> </item> <item> <title>Something strange is happening in the Pacific and we must find out why</title> <link>https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934500-100-something-strange-is-happening-in-the-pacific-and-we-must-find-out-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=features</link> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate> <description>Unexpectedly, the eastern Pacific Ocean is cooling. 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