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Stem cell therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in world first
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A groundbreaking discovery has recently brought hope to millions of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world. In a world first, scientists have successfully used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in a woman. This achievement is being hailed as a major medicalContinue Reading
I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research
S. Singha/Shutterstock The deep learning machine AlphaFold, which was created by Google’s AI research lab DeepMind, is already transforming our understanding of the molecular biology that underpins health and disease. One half of the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry went to David Baker from the University of Washington in theContinue Reading
Ports company pulls £1bn investment over ministers’ criticism – reports
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Prime Minister has declined to comment on reports a £1 billion investment in theContinue Reading
Chinese made and wore makeup over 1,000 years ago, archaeologists find
China had a thriving cosmetics industry more than a thousand years ago, archaeologists have found. The industry, which flourished between 618 and 907AD, produced a range of products including moisturisers made of animal fat and eyebrow enhancers using graphite powder. The products were commonly used by the wealthy non-elite ofContinue Reading
Industry-backed apps designed to cut drinking ‘mislead users’, researchers warn
Some apps and websites backed by the alcohol industry – which are designed to help people manage their health – contain “blatant misinformation” and could persuade people to drink more, researchers say. Academics claim there was evidence of “health misinformation and user experience features” in industry-funded tools that were “favourableContinue Reading
Industry-backed apps designed to cut drinking ‘mislead users’, researchers warn
Some apps and websites backed by the alcohol industry – which are designed to help people manage their health – contain “blatant misinformation” and could persuade people to drink more, researchers say. Academics claim there was evidence of “health misinformation and user experience features” in industry-funded tools that were “favourableContinue Reading
ScottishPower aims £12bn more at UK clean energy after Labour solar farms row
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails ScottishPower is to invest £12 billion extra in UK clean energy projects, citing the Government’sContinue Reading
Row over claims Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax as high as 39%
Rachel Reeves is being warned that a massive hike in capital gains tax could endanger her hopes of creating economic growth. It comes as a row has broken out over claims that the chancellor has asked Treasury officials to model capital gains tax rates of 39 per cent and 33Continue Reading
Wembley pays George Baldock tribute at England vs Greece after his tragic death
Football fans and players at Wembley mourned together before England’s game against the Greece on Thursday to pay tribute to George Baldock. The former Premier League footballer and Greece international passed away yesterday. The England-born Greece international was found unresponsive by police in a swimming pool at his home inContinue Reading
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance revealed in spectacular 3D detail
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance has been seen in spectacular 3D detail in new images released more than a century after it sunk. The vessel was hidden at a depth of 3,000m at the bottom of the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica after sinking in 1915 – before itContinue Reading




















