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Modified herpes virus shows promise killing off cancer cells – with one patient seeing disease vanish | UK News
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A modified herpes virus has shown promise killing off cancer cells – with one patient seeing the disease vanish entirely. Patients were injected with a drug that was a weakened form of the cold sore virus – herpes simplex – that has been modified to kill tumours. While more research is needed, it could offer […]
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Reusable contact lenses more than triple risk of catching rare sight-threatening eye infection, study finds | UK News
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The risk of contracting a rare sight-threatening eye infection increases almost four times for reusable contact lens users compared with those wearing daily disposables, according to new research. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a type of corneal infection, and is a condition that results in inflammation of the cornea – the eye’s clear protective outer layer. […]
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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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Babies in the womb ‘smile for carrots and cry at greens’, study suggests | UK News
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Babies in the womb react positively when their mothers eat carrots but appear to cry after they have eaten green vegetables, a study suggests. Researchers at Durham University took 4D ultrasounds of 100 pregnant women at 32 and 36 weeks, 20 minutes after taking tablets filled with either carrot or kale powder. They found that […]
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James Webb space telescope captures Neptune rings and moons | Science & Tech News
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NASA has released new images capturing Neptune and its rings, taken by the James Webb space telescope in July. Neptune is the solar system’s outermost planet which has thin rings with faint dust bands around it. These have been observed in infrared for the first time, allowing for seven of Neptune’s 14 moons to be […]
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NASA-built spacecraft to deliberately crash into asteroid in test mission | Science & Tech News
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A NASA-built spacecraft will deliberately crash into an asteroid as part of a test mission later this month. The spacecraft, known as Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart), is expected to collide with a 170-metre wide (560ft) asteroid named Dimorphos at 12.14am UK time on 27 September. Dimorphos is no threat to Earth but it has […]
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Motor neurone disease: ‘Milestone’ treatment slows or even reverses progressive muscle weakness, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Doctors have hailed a “milestone” treatment that slows or even reverses progressive muscle weakness in sufferers of motor neurone disease (MND). New results from an international study show patients having monthly injections of the drug tofersen reported better mobility and lung function after a year of treatment. One patient who was in a wheelchair at […]
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Over a quarter of local authorities in England are covered by oil and gas licences – could fracking come to your area? | Climate News
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People in England can find out if fracking could come to their area by entering their postcode in a new interactive map, which illustrates the regions covered by oil and gas licences. Over a quarter of local authorities are covered by existing licences to explore for oil and gas, which could involve fracking, according to […]
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Grand Theft Auto VI footage leaked by hacker | Ents & Arts News
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A hacker has leaked early footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, the next instalment of the popular video game series. The leak, including dozens of videos showing robberies, gunplay, and open-world driving, was posted to an online message board. Rockstar Games, the studio behind the game, said on Twitter on Monday: “We recently suffered a […]
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Valery Polyakov: Russian cosmonaut who set record for longest space mission dies aged 80 | Science & Tech News
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Valery Polyakov, the Russian cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single stay in space, has died aged 80. Polyakov spent 437 days between January 1994 and March 1995 on the Mir space station. He orbited the Earth more than 7,000 times before returning. Polyakov had trained as a physician and wanted to demonstrate […]