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Deep space voyages to ‘seek out new life’ could be made possible by new rocket thruster | Science & Tech News
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A new rocket thruster could enable “never-ending” voyages into deep space by using any type of metal as fuel. A team at the University of Southampton is testing a new propulsion system which would allow metals found on comets and moons to be harvested in order to propel a spacecraft indefinitely. Most current rocket propulsion…
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Family of man who took own life after COVID jab complications call for action on government compensation | UK News
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The family of an NHS pharmacist who took his own life after suffering paralysing complications from a COVID jab are calling for urgent reform of the government’s compensation scheme for vaccine damage. John Cross was told by the official medical assessor for the scheme that the jab had caused his rare neurological effects, but that…
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Finding purpose in later life may prevent memory loss, study suggests | UK News
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Older people who feel their life still has purpose are less likely to get memory loss, a survey has suggested. More than 900 people were tracked for an average of 14 years in the US state of Illinois, to see whether they developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. MCI is classed as the stage…
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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than thought, study claims | UK News
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Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than thought, according to a new study. Scientists were broadly of the view that animals first emerged on Earth 635 million years ago, but the latest study, led by a research team at Cardiff University, has found signs of a much earlier ecosystem. The ecosystem…
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Boy, 5, diagnosed with deadly rare condition has life transformed after stem cell transplant from umbilical cord blood | UK News
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A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months after he received a stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated in 2008. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in March 2021, when he was about 17…
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‘Super moss’ discovered that could help sustain life on Mars | Science & Tech News
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Scientists in China have discovered a ‘super moss’ that could help sustain life on Mars. The super resilient Syntrichia Caninervis moss was found in the desert in the western region of Xinjiang and could help sustain colonies on the red planet, according to experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Moss is a very absorbent…
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Mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, who took his own life is fighting social media companies for his search history | UK News
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A bereaved mother who has “absolutely no idea” why her son took his own life aged 14 is fighting social media companies to hand over his search history. Jools Sweeney was found dead in April 2022. A coroner was unable to rule his death was a suicide as they were unable to prove he was…
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New planet that could support human life discovered ‘close’ to Earth by UK scientists | Science & Tech News
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UK scientists have discovered a new planet that could potentially support human life and it isn’t that far away… relatively speaking. The temperature on Gliese 12b is around 42C which means it could be liveable. In fact, it is one of the few known planets where humans could theoretically survive. “It’d be uncomfortable for a…
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Scientists discover dozens of possible planets that could be cool enough for life | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside our solar system with temperatures that could be cool enough for life. These exoplanet candidates are similar in size to Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, and were discovered using data from NASA‘s Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TESS enables scientists to observe dips in the brightness of stars, known…
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Blood sugar monitors are ‘life savers’ for diabetics – but can they help everyone else too? | UK News
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Wearable blood sugar monitors have been life-saving for people with diabetes. Now, some companies are trying to repurpose them as a health tool for everyone. The growth in popularity of the monitors among people without the condition has accelerated in recent years. Zoe, a company selling the monitors in the UK, had more than 200,000…