Revolutionizing health with the Neko Body Scan
The Guardian - 20-Sep-2024Tech-driven scan aims to shift healthcare toward prevention
Linda Geddes
Award-winning British journalist and author writing about the science of sex, death, and everything in-between
Linda Geddes is a Bristol-based freelance journalist writing about biology, medicine and technology. Born in Cambridge, she graduated from Liverpool University with a first-class degree in Cell Biology. She spent nine years at New Scientist magazine working as a news editor, features editor and reporter, and remains a consultant to the magazine. Linda has received numerous awards for her journalism, including the Association of British Science Writers’ awards for Best Investigative Journalism. She is married with two young children, Matilda and Max.
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Articles written by Linda Geddes
Some gut viruses may help you deal with stress by fighting harmful bacteria
The Guardian - 06-Feb-2024Under stress, the composition of gut viruses and bacteria changed in mice
Groundbreaking vaccines for cancer, cardiovascular, and autoimmune diseases could be ready by 2030
The Guardian - 08-Apr-2023Covid-19 pushed through a decade's research and testing into a year, results of which could have much wider impact
SomaLogic’s blood test accurately predicts risk of disease and death
The Guardian - 06-Apr-2022Test involves protein analysis that provide a snapshot of an individual's health
Brain implant allows fully paralysed patient to spell words and phrases
The Guardian - 22-Mar-2022Communication is slow at one letter per minute but further developments may improve the pace
New blood test accurately detects cancer in patients with early symptoms
Guardian - 05-Jan-2022Game changer in cancer treatment by improving early access to drugs and thereby survival rates
Whole genome sequencing: a breakthrough approach to diagnose rare diseases
Guardian - 10-Nov-2021Screening people at risk of genetic diseases thereby reducing the burden of health care costs
A more comfortable breast cancer diagnosis tool begins trials in UK
Guardian - 09-Jul-2021Provides early diagnosis in younger women, eliminating pain and discomfort
Protect yourself from coronavirus as lockdown eased
New Scientist - 27-May-2020Tips from New Scientist on returning to work and travelling around
