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Graham Lawton

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New Scientist writer and columnist, winner of an award & author of Mustn't Grumble: The surprising science of everyday ailments and why we're always a bit ill
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Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?

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By Graham Lawton Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Do prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help restore balance to the gut microbiome? I spend a lot of time writing about biomedical sciences, and I have a weird and annoying tendency to develop symptoms of whatever condition I’m looking into. When I was working on a piece about chronic sinusitis, I developed a persistent snuffle. A recent article on hearing loss made me sure I was going deaf. When my subject was snoring, I snored louder and longer than ever.
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Hearing loss is bad for the whole body – but new treatments are coming

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By Graham Lawton Verified
| New Scientist Verified
I’m sitting in a soundproof booth at an audiologist’s office, wearing headphones and straining to hear some faint electronic noises. When I think I’ve heard one, I press a button. It’s really hard. Was that real or did I imagine it? Oh god, I’m going to fail… I’m here because my partner thinks I’m losing my hearing. Apparently I’m always saying “Huh?” when she’s talking to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if I am.
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How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel

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By Graham Lawton Verified
| New Scientist Verified
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days in space on one mission One of the most famous thought experiments in physics is the twin paradox, first proposed by Albert Einstein in his 1905 paper on special relativity, and later expanded on by physicist Paul Langevin. It goes something like this. An astronaut leaves Earth and spends a few months travelling through space at almost the speed of light. He has a twin brother who stays on Earth.
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