David Nield

Articles by David Nield

All the Ways You Can Make Reading on Your Phone Easier - WIRED

Technology July 27, 2026

Phone screens are better than theyve ever beenbigger, sharper, and brighterbut they dont always offer the best displays for extended reading sessions. If youve got a lot of text to get through, you mοΏ½...

Medications Already in Pharmacies May Slow Aging, And Scientists Are Narrowing Them Down - ScienceAlert

Health July 26, 2026

In the quest to find ways to help us live at a healthier level for a longer period of time, researchers are turning to existing drugs for clues. Medicines that are available for purchase are alreadyοΏ½...

A Common Gym Supplement May Give Cancer-Fighting Cells an Energy Boost - ScienceAlert

Health July 26, 2026

While it's also produced naturally by the body, creatine is perhaps best known as a 'muscle supplement': It helps boost supplies of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy source that all cells need.οΏ½...

Study Finds a Worrying New Side Effect of GLP-1 Drugs That No One's Talking About - ScienceAlert

Health July 24, 2026

GLP-1 drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic have been revolutionary for obesity and type 2 diabetes treatments, but questions remain about some of the side effects and potential negative impacts of these οΏ½...

Modern Life May Be Pushing Human Minds Beyond Their Limits, Reflecting an Evolutionary Mismatch - ScienceAlert

Health July 21, 2026

Try to think back to the last day you remember that wasn't packed full of things to do, people to see, and places to go. Was it yesterday? Within the last week? Outside of recent memory? For a lot οΏ½...

Nanoparticles Cross Blood-Brain Barrier in Mice to Shrink Deadly Glioblastoma - ScienceAlert

Health July 18, 2026

Cancers don't come much worse than the brain cancer glioblastoma, and it is notoriously difficult to treat. Even with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, fewer than 30 percent of patients are aliveοΏ½...

Ancient DNA Finally Solves a 16th-Century Murder Mystery - ScienceAlert

Health July 18, 2026

The Grand Duke Francesco de Medici, a prominent politician in the Tuscany region of Italy in the 16th century, died under mysterious circumstances in 1587 with the suddenness of his death giving riseοΏ½...

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation 'Significantly' Improves Depression in Just 10 Days, Trial Finds - ScienceAlert

Health July 13, 2026

Major depressive disorder is the most common mental health issue in the world, affecting hundreds of millions of people at some point in their lives. Even worse, a significant number are unable to fiοΏ½...

Common Virus Triggers Parkinson's-Like Brain Damage in Mice - ScienceAlert

Health July 12, 2026

There's a long-standing hypothesis around Parkinson's disease: that one of the contributors could be viruses that knock out key neurons in the brain, which then makes someone more vulnerable to otherοΏ½...

Scientists Think They've Finally Identified How Alzheimer's Kills Brain Cells - ScienceAlert

Health July 9, 2026

To help cure Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, we need to understand the mechanisms through which it damages the brain including how the toxic build-up of proteins inside neurons eventοΏ½...