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Blood test to detect 50 types of cancer could be given to ‘one million people next summer’ | Science & Tech News
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A blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer could reportedly be offered to “a million people” in a pilot programme from next summer. NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the Galleri test – developed by the US company Grail – has the potential to “transform cancer care forever”, according to The Times. The…
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Multi-cancer blood test could ‘help save thousands of lives’ by speeding up diagnosis, study suggests | UK News
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A blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer could speed up diagnosis and “help save thousands of lives” if it is developed successfully, scientists have said. The Galleri test has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, a study led by the University of Oxford has found. Of…
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New test made with AI could help doctors diagnose heart attacks faster – study | Science & Tech News
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A new test developed with artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose heart attacks faster and more accurately, according to a new study. Researchers who developed the computer algorithm hope it could reduce unnecessary admissions to busy A&E units – and also stop the clinical bias that currently results in some women missing out on life-saving…
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Are you a ‘super memoriser’? Test launched to find people with exceptional memories | Science & Tech News
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A search is under way for “super memorisers” to take part in a study about why some people are especially good at remembering things. Anyone who thinks they are gifted is being asked to do an online test and survey – and some of the best will be invited to Cambridge University. Scientists there will…
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Emergency alert test: Millions of phone users in UK receive message and loud alarm | UK News
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Tens of millions of mobile phone users have received a message and loud alarm during the first nationwide test of the government’s new public alert system. The distinct sound and vibration was accompanied by a message telling people about the service, which is designed to warn if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby. The alert…
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Emergency alert test happens today – here’s everything you need to know | Science & Tech News
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Tens of millions of phones will receive an emergency alert today as the government tests the system nationwide for the first time. At 3pm, a distinct sound and vibration will be accompanied by a message telling people a new service has launched that will “warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby”. It will last…
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SpaceX launches Starship in landmark test of world’s most powerful rocket system | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test. Three days after an inaugural flight was scrapped due to a last-minute glitch, it blasted off from Boca Chica in southern Texas as thousands of spectators watched on nearby. But the rocket system…
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Date and time set for UK’s first nationwide test of emergency alert system | Science & Tech News
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A nationwide test of the UK’s emergency alert service will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 April. Messages will pop up on mobile phones across the country, along with a sound and vibration that will stop automatically after 10 seconds. People will just need to tap “OK” or swipe away the notification like any…
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‘#TrumpIsDead’ trends on Twitter as users test Elon Musk’s approach to fake news | Science & Tech News
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Tweets of Donald Trump’s death have been greatly exaggerated. You may have woken up to #TrumpIsDead trending on Twitter this morning, and swiped over to your news app of choice to find out more. Of course, there would have been no such story there. The former US president is alive and well – to coin…
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Planetary rover destined for missions on the Moon or Mars undergoes test in Milton Keynes | Science & Tech News
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A planetary rover that could end up being used to build habitats on the Moon or explore the surface of Mars has been put through its paces at a quarry in Milton Keynes. The Sample Fetch Rover (SFR), affectionately called Anon, was originally built to collect sample tubes left on Mars by another rover called…