68 h. ago Scientists ‘slash risk of Alzheimer’s’ with medicine used to treat cold sores

Researchers made a surprising connection between certain viral diseases and Alzheimer’s

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3 d. ago Scientists ‘slash risk of Alzheimer’s’ with medicine used to treat herpes and chickenpox

Researchers made a surprising connection between certain viral diseases and Alzheimer’s

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8 d. ago US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first

Gene-editing breakthrough has potential to treat array of devastating genetic diseases soon after birth, scientists sayDoctors in the US have become the first to treat a baby with a customised gene-editing therapy after diagnosing the child with a severe genetic disorder that kills about half of those affected in early infancy.International researchers have hailed the feat as a medical milestone, saying it demonstrates the potential for treating an array of devastating genetic diseases by rewriting faulty DNA soon after affected children are born. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him

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8 d. ago Fans donate over a thousand dollars to Alice Evans' GoFundMe after she made desperate social media plea for help

The actress, 56, admitted she has hit 'rock bottom' and claimed she and her two daughters are about to be homeless. She admitted she is 'terrified' in the distressing Instagram posts.

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8 d. ago EastEnders Tina Carter star shares desperate appeal for help amid devastating family tragedy

EastEnders actress, who played Tina Carter in the soap, has asked fans for help in a heartbreaking post after thieves stole her beloved family pet, which she said is very 'old' and 'disabled'.

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8 d. ago EastEnders icon shares heartbreaking plea as she asks for help in family tragedy

EastEnders star Luisa Bradshaw-White has shared a heartbreaking update with fans as she issued a desperate plea for help after her disabled family pony was stolen

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9 d. ago EastEnders star’s heartbreak as she shares desperate plea for help during family tragedy

The former EastEnders star is hoping the power of social media will help with the safe return of their beloved family pet that was stolen by vile thieves - she has pleaded for help in a heartbreaking post

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9 d. ago More concessions in Starmer's Brexit 'reset'? EU 'demands UK abandons GM crops' as well as agreeing youth 'free movement' to land deal at May 19 summit

Brussels has made an 11th hour gambit to get Britain to halt advanced work on gene editing crops, which would allow UK farmer to grow disease and drought-resistant strains.

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1 week ago Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcareHumans are not unique in having a host of hygiene and healthcare habits, researchers have found: chimpanzees also wipe their bottoms, tend each other’s wounds and even clean up after sex, according to a new study.The research from the University of Oxford is not the first to show that great apes take care of themselves. Scientists have previously found chimpanzees use insects to treat their own wounds and those of others, while orangutans have been observed treating wounds with the sap and chewed leaves of plants with known medicinal properties. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I went on bike ride five years ago – now my skull is detaching from my body'

Connor Edwards, 30, says he is "literally bedbound and wheelchair bound with a head that is falling off" after being bitten by a tick while mountain biking - and he desperately needs help

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1 week ago The youngsters desperate for help as anger problems on the rise

One 14-year-old girl from Wales said: "When I get really mad, I throw things, break things, shout, swear. I scare myself honestly"

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1 week ago Terrifying images reveal what animals could look like by 2100 if gene

Images reveal the shocking ways animals could be changed if gene-editing is allowed to spiral out of control.

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2 w. ago ‘Someone knows something’: Sabrina Brett’s desperate family’s plea to help solve teen’s murder 30 years on

The teenager’s brother begged for anyone with information to come forward, warning: ‘A very dangerous person, or people, are still on the loose’

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2 w. ago US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role

Steven J Hatfill, who promoted the drug despite scant evidence of efficacy, becomes special adviser at HHSUS politics live – latest updatesA proponent of using the drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 despite scant evidence of its efficacy has been named to a top pandemic prevention role at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Washington Post reports.Steven J Hatfill is a virologist who served in Donald Trump’s first administration, during which he promoted hydroxychloroquine to treat the virus in the early months of the pandemic, when vaccines and treatments were not yet available. He recently started as a special adviser in the office of the director of the administration for strategic preparedness and response, which prepares the country to respond to pandemics, as well as chemical and biological attacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gene edited fruits and vegetables that last for weeks could hit supermarket shelves

‘This isn't just good news for our farming communities but our thriving science and research sector will benefit too,’ a minister said

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3 w. ago Teen found in 23st sex offender's wardrobe after sending SOS Instagram message

After the 16 year old girl had been missing for months, the teen sent a desperate Instagram message to her friend which helped police track her to the registered sex offenders house

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3 w. ago Scientists have birthed a ‘super cannibal’ that never grows up. Could it be key to combating Australia’s cane toad menace?

There’s quiet optimism that gene-edited ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles could help control one of the world’s worst invasive speciesThe toad’s eyes seemed to glow red, its warty and poison-soaked skin – normally splodged in browns – instead a porridge of creamy whites. This albino toad was produced by a team of scientists with one foot in a Sydney university laboratory and the other in a research station on the vast tropical savannahs and wetlands far away to the north near Humpty Doo.It was September 2023 and for the man who dreamed it into being, the toad was but an opening act in a radical new play against one of the world’s worst invasive species.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Personal trainer, 29, drowned while paddleboarding with his girlfriend as she desperately begged bystanders to help, inquest told

A 29-year-old personal trainer drowned after getting into difficulty while paddleboarding after an abrupt change in weather conditions, an inquest in Rochdale has heard.

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