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Give peanut butter to babies to cut allergy rates by 77%, scientists say | UK News
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Giving babies smooth peanut butter between the age of 4 and 6 months could cause peanut allergies to plummet, scientists say. Researchers found there was a clear “window of opportunity” to expose babies to peanuts and reduce the risk of them developing an allergy. It needs to be done by the time they are six…
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Deliveroo to cut hundreds of jobs globally – and UK to be worst hit | Business News
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Takeaway delivery platform Deliveroo has announced it is to cut roughly 350 jobs, equivalent to about 9% of the company workforce. Roles across the global Deliveroo business will be impacted, founder and chief executive Will Shu told staff, but it is understood that UK employees will be worst hit by the losses. The majority of…
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Apple boss Tim Cook asks for 40% pay cut after investor backlash | Business News
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook is to take a pay cut of more than 40% after shareholders turned on the size of his awards last year. The company said he requested the move after fewer than two-thirds of Apple investors supported his pay package at the tech firm’s annual meeting in 2022. Regulatory filings on…
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‘Game-changing’ vaccine given to pregnant mums can cut risk of life-threatening disease RSV in their babies | Science & Tech News
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A “game-changing” vaccine given to pregnant mums can dramatically reduce the risk of a life-threatening respiratory disease in their babies, according to new results from a late-stage clinical trial. The vaccine, code-named RSVpreF, lowered the chances of severe illness from the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) by 82% in the first 90 days of life, and…
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New tiny microscope ‘could speed up breast cancer treatment’ and cut NHS waiting lists | Science & Tech News
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A tiny microscope that can be manoeuvred through small spaces inside the body during surgery could speed up breast cancer treatment and help cut NHS waiting lists, say scientists. Experts from Imperial College London have developed an endo-microscope that is less than 1mm in diameter – about the width of 25 human hairs – and…
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Lifting weights regularly could cut risk of dying early, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Lifting weights regularly could cut people’s risk of dying early, a study has found. A combination of “pumping iron” and aerobic exercise every week reaped the most benefits, researchers said. Academics at the US’s National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, examined data on almost 100,000 adults taking part in a US screening study. The participants,…
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Icy swims could cut fat and reduce the risk of diabetes, review suggests | Science & Tech News
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An icy swim could have significant health benefits, including reducing body fat and the risk of diseases such as diabetes, according to a review. Some 104 studies were examined by researchers, who found that many reported major health benefits from cold water swimming, including on good fat which helps burn calories. This could help prevent…
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New malaria vaccine could cut deaths by 70% by 2030, British scientists say | World News
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A new vaccine could reduce deaths from malaria by 70% by 2030, according to British scientists who developed it. The prediction was made after clinical trials in Africa showed the vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, was highly effective at protecting children, who bear the brunt of the mosquito-borne disease. Results will be filed with the World Health…
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Womb cancer: New test could cut diagnosis time and reduce need for invasive diagnostic procedures | Science & Tech News
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A pioneering womb cancer test could cut the time taken to diagnose women with the condition and reduce the need for more invasive diagnostic procedures. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that low-cost PCR tests that took samples from the cervix or vagina were able to successfully detect womb cancer. Currently in…
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Internet providers urged to offer ‘social tariffs’ to cut bills for lower-income households | Politics News
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Ministers are urging all broadband providers to offer “social tariffs” allowing low-income households to receive discounted mobile and internet deals to ease the pressure of rising living costs. A new service, which will go live this week and be run by the Department for Work and Pensions, will allow internet providers to verify, with customers’…