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New cancer treatment trial shrinks Luton man’s brain tumour by half after just weeks of radioactive injections | UK News
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A new radioactive therapy has shrunk a man’s deadly brain tumour by half, in what experts hope could be a breakthrough cancer treatment. Paul Read, a 62-year-old engineer from Luton, noticed he had a severe headache last December. Two weeks later, his wife Pauline was concerned he had a stroke as his face appeared to…
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British volunteers sought for trial of vaccine to protect against norovirus | UK News
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Volunteers are being sought to help trial a new vaccine against norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug, after initial results showed the jab created a “strong immune response”. The illness is the most common infectious cause of vomiting and diarrhoea and spreads easily through contact with contaminated surfaces or someone else who has it. Every…
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FastRig: First UK trial begins of sail designed to cut ships’ carbon footprint | Science & Tech News
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The first UK trial of a rigid sail that can be fitted on commercial ships to reduce their carbon footprint is under way in the Irish Sea. The sail being tested is more like an aircraft wing than the traditional sheet of billowing canvas. And the vessel it’s been fixed to is no ordinary ship…
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McDonald’s ends AI drive-thru trial after order mishaps | Science & Tech News
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McDonald’s is ending its AI drive-thru trial after customers reported errors in their orders – including bacon being added to ice cream. The fast food chain’s AI ordering system, developed by IBM, uses voice recognition to process orders and has been rolled out at more than 100 McDonald’s locations in the US since 2021. However,…
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Electric headset for treating depression recommended as widespread treatment after NHS trial | UK News
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An electric headset for treating depression has been recommended as a more widespread treatment for depression after a successful NHS trial. But it’s not yet known what the long term benefits of the device are. An NHS trial has found that an innovative electric headset for treating depression is an effective way of reducing the…
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Personalised cancer vaccine is a ‘landmark moment’, as thousands set to trial it | UK News
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A personalised cancer vaccine jab that could help prevent the illness returning after surgery, has been given to a patient for the first time in what’s been called a “landmark moment” for people who have the disease. Elliot Pfebve, a bowel cancer patient, was referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for chemotherapy and to…
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British girl’s hearing restored in pioneering gene therapy trial | Science & Tech News
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A British girl has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person worldwide to take part in a pioneering new gene therapy trial. Opal Sandy was born totally deaf due to auditory neuropathy, which disrupts nerve impulses from the inner ear to the brain. But the 18-month-old’s hearing is now almost normal – and…
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World-first trial finds arthritis drug may help treat type 1 diabetes | Science & Tech News
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A world-first clinical trial has found a common drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can suppress the progression of type 1 diabetes in recently diagnosed patients. Researchers at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, discovered baricitinib can preserve the body’s own insulin production. They described the finding as “a huge step-change” in…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: FTX boss testifies in fraud trial – after jury sent home | Business News
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Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has taken the stand in his fraud trial – after the jury in the case was sent home for the day. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said he wanted to hear the 31-year-old’s evidence first, without jurors, on Thursday before deciding which portions would be admissible. The surprise move was…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: Fallen crypto king wanted to be US president, star witness Caroline Ellison tells fraud trial | Science & Tech News
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A star witness has given evidence at the trial of fallen crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried – telling the court he directed her to commit fraud. Caroline Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research – a hedge fund linked to the doomed FTX exchange – and used to be the one-time billionaire’s girlfriend. She told the…