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Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab that slows decline given green light in UK – but won’t be available on NHS | UK News
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A drug that can slow the debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s has been approved by the UK’s medicines regulator. In an unusual double-header assessment by UK authorities, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said the drug lecanemab is safe and effective enough for doctors to prescribe, but a separate NHS watchdog has ruled…
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Migraine pill which could help 170,000 sufferers given NHS green light | UK News
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A migraine pill which could change the lives of thousands of people who suffer from the “incredibly debilitating” condition should be made accessible on the NHS “swiftly”, a charity has said. Atogepant – sold under the brand name Aquipta and made by AbbVie – has been given the green light for NHS use under new…
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Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to be bought by Microsoft as UK regulator gives green light | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s bid for Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been given UK approval, removing a last hurdle to the biggest-ever gaming deal. The UK’s regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), said it gave the go-ahead to after the restructured deal substantially addressed its earlier concerns. Microsoft, who make the Xbox, announced the biggest…
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Italy: Reason for Venice canal turning bright green revealed | World News
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A patch of phosphorescent green liquid that appeared in Venice’s Grand Canal was caused by the chemical fluorescein. Environmental officials confirmed the source of the discolouration on Monday after images on social media showed a bright patch of green around the Rialto Bridge, near an embankment lined with restaurants. Image: Pic: AP Fluorescein – a…
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Crash landing for dream of ‘guilt-free flying’? Scientists find no clear green alternative to jet fuel | Climate News
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The quest for guilt-free flying may have been knocked off course by a broad study that has concluded there is “no clear or single net zero alternative to jet fuel”. The four most viable alternatives “offer some carbon savings but are not ideal”, according to the review by the Royal Society academy of scientists. Replacing…
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White, brown, green and pink noise: Can these sounds help you to sleep better? | UK News
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Sleep: don’t get enough and you feel rubbish, get too much and you feel rubbish. But what about when you can’t even get to sleep? You get into bed at a reasonable hour with all good intentions, only to spend the next 45 minutes scrolling Instagram reels or TikToks with one eye doing all the…
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It’s your best chance to spot a once-in-a-lifetime green comet – here’s how | Science & Tech News
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It’s fair to say this is an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often. For the first time in some 50,000 years, a green comet has this month been making a fly-by past Earth – and your best chance to spot it has now arrived. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been already visible through binoculars…
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Once-in-a-lifetime green comet approaching closest point to Earth | Science & Tech News
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A once-in-a-lifetime green comet not seen since the Stone Age will make its closest approach to Earth next week. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has already been visible through binoculars and telescopes this month, but could become visible with the naked eye as it gets ever nearer to our planet. Experts say those without equipment should…