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From immunity to whether to worry about surfaces, airborne transmission, vaccines, treatments and more, our reporters answer your coronavirus questions from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3dx7fuz

Perth and other Australian cities have some of the world’s strictest quarantine policies. Donna Lu reports from quarantine as Australia successfully quashes its second wave of covid-19 from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3cJR64U

David Eagleman's book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain's superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/307NpRq

While there may have been a few cases outside Wuhan as early as December, it appears the virus did not become widespread until months later from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3j36s6N

Severe peanut allergies in children jump 85 per cent on Halloween and 60 per cent on Easter, and other nut allergies follow the same trend, possibly due to social gatherings where sweets are shared from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3iQaiA6

In order to keep schools safe, governments must be prepared to shut down other areas of society to keep overall levels of virus transmission low from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3i8Q5F5

A pig named Gertrude demonstrated a working Neuralink brain implant for the first time, and Elon Musk says the next step is to move into human trials soon from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/31DMQ2T

Hard evidence on the risks of in-flight transmission of coronavirus is scarce, but what we know suggests that flying may be less risky than other activities such as eating out or going to the pub from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/34jXoG1

Researchers have developed a method of detecting microplastics in human tissue samples to help investigate the impact of plastic pollution on the body from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3h5Ff2a

The response to the 2009 flu pandemic was blighted by nationalistic government action. We can’t let it happen again – the coronavirus is a global problem that needs a global solution from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/2Fq2VAo

Cats and dogs are susceptible to catching covid-19 and could potentially spread it to people, meaning we should really extend social distancing rules to pets from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3kUJKPk

Children in the US gain an average of 14 per cent of their daily calories from fast food – up from about 11 per cent a decade ago – according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/2DKoGL0

Greeting neighbours or gossiping with a colleague can boost your health and well-being, but coronavirus lockdowns are putting that in jeopardy. Here’s how to stay connected from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3fKGWk5

The UK faces a second wave of coronavirus infections this winter if the country’s testing and contact tracing system does not improve by the time schools reopen, researchers have warned from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/30rJ0t8

Henrietta Lacks's cells are used in experiments in laboratories around the world but were cultivated without her consent. The lessons from her story are more important than ever, says Maninder Ahluwalia from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/33eHvQx

We know next to nothing about the vast majority of compounds in our diet. Now researchers are finding ways to study this "nutritional dark matter" – and what it could mean for our health from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/2CWd5Yt

Strains of viruses used to make smallpox vaccines during the US civil war have been identified from old scabs and blister material stored in historical vaccination kits from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/32zrjcp

Our bodies evolved to take rest breaks, but sitting on chairs and couches can cause long-term damage. Here’s how to change the way you sit and boost your health from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/32vWh5p

The UK has three months to avoid a potential second wave of infections in the winter that could lead to 120,000 hospital deaths, finds a report requested by the government’s chief scientific adviser from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/2DFdsqE

The coronavirus pandemic’s knock-on impact on healthcare for tuberculosis, malaria and HIV could lead to deaths on a similar level to those from covid-19 itself in some parts of the world, a new analysis finds from New Scientist - Health https://ift.tt/3eysZFD