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Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to ‘hostile’ threats, warns foreign affairs committee chief | Science & Tech News
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People have been urged to delete TikTok from their phones, with the chair of Britain’s foreign affairs committee warning that “we are being naive” about the threat posed by the app. Alicia Kearns, a Conservative MP, said that keeping the video-sharing platform installed left users’ personal data exposed to “hostile” threats – specifically the Chinese…
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Unvaccinated COVID patients ‘at greater risk of death’ for at least 18 months after infection | Science & Tech News
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Unvaccinated COVID patients retain a greater risk of death and cardiovascular disease for at least 18 months after infection, new research suggests. The findings come following a study of more than 160,000 people during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic – before any jabs were available. Those who caught the disease between March and…
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Childhood flu vaccine may reduce Strep A risk, research suggests | Science & Tech News
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The childhood flu vaccine may also reduce the risk of Strep A infections, according to research by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The vaccine, which is given as a nasal spray, is offered to pre-school and primary school children each year. A new study compared rates of Streptococcus A in areas where all young…
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Extremely cold days increase risk of cardiovascular deaths, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Extremely cold temperatures increase the risk of death among people with cardiovascular disease, according to new research. As freezing conditions brought heavy snow to much of the UK overnight, a study in the journal Circulation warned people who suffered from conditions including an irregular heartbeat were at greater risk whenever the weather turns harsh. UK…
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Chinese tech firm Nexperia told to sell majority stake in UK microchip factory over ‘national security risk’ | Business News
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A Chinese-owned tech company has been told to sell the majority of its stake in a UK silicon chip factory due to security concerns. The government has said Nexperia must reduce its stake in Newport Wafer Fab by 86%, back to its previous holding of just 14% when it took over the firm in 2021,…
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More than a billion teens and young people risk hearing loss due to use of headphones, earbuds, and concert attendance, research warns | Science & Tech News
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More than a billion teenagers and young people could be at risk of hearing loss due to their use of headphones, earbuds, and attendance at loud concerts, researchers have warned. The peer-reviewed findings, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, claim there is an “urgent need” for governments around the world to promote “safe listening”…
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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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Strict or harsh parenting could increase a child’s risk of depression later in life, study suggests | UK News
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Strict parenting could increase a child’s risk of depression later in life, according to new research. Scientists say that being manipulative or harsh towards a child can actually alter the way their body reads their DNA. Such changes can become “hardwired” to the DNA of a child who sees their parents as harsh, increasing their…
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UK at risk of ‘brain drain’ as scientists leave Britain to avoid losing EU research funding | UK News
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A total of 22 UK-based scientists have now decided to leave Britain rather than lose their EU research funding, as uncertainty continues around the future of Research and Development (R&D) support post-Brexit. Scientists and engineers have told Sky News the UK’s position as a world leader in research is at risk from “significant brain drain”…
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Blood test could identify long-COVID risk and allow early intervention | Science & Tech News
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A blood test done while people have COVID could predict whether they’re likely to develop long-term health problems, a new study suggests. If the experimental test is validated by further research it may result in people at high risk of long-COVID being given anti-viral treatments in the hope of preventing debilitating symptoms. Researchers at University…