4 h. ago Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid recent advancements in the growing field of genetic science

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6 h. ago ‘Now we have options’: the scientists trying to cure our allergies

This week’s oral immunotherapy breakthrough is part of wider surge of interest in developing treatmentsA severe food allergy is among the few conditions that can propel a person from robust health to unconsciousness within minutes, and the risk of accidental exposure often casts a shadow of anxiety over those affected.But change is afoot, with a groundbreaking trial this week showing that two-thirds of adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised through clinically supervised daily exposure. The approach – oral immunotherapy – is already successfully used in children and is among a wave of treatments on the horizon aimed at reducing the burden of allergies – and potentially curing them. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Eubank Jr v Benn feels like a mistake – bad TV pretending to be good sport | Barney Ronay

Without their fathers’ surnames there is zero chance the mixmatched catchweight contest would take placeBack in his pomp as an era-defining, generational dog-torturer, the great Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov did an interesting experiment with shapes. This involved showing a dog called Vampire a combination of circles and ovals. Circles meant he was about to be fed. Ovals meant no food and possibly, maybe, at a push, being electrocuted.Before long Vampire was showing the familiar conditioned response, salivating when he saw a circle, shying away from the oval. At which point Pavlov began to show him shapes that were weirdly pitched between the two, not quite an oval, not quite a circle, half a food promise, half something else, until eventually Vampire snapped, yelping and running around in circles, unable to interpret the truth of the thing in front of him. So, top work there everyone. Another dog successfully confused. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty for eating our slippersThe thing that made me think my dog may be a genius was the word monkey. We’d developed a game where I’d hide her monkey toy – a sad, lifeless being, long lobotomised by my golden retriever puppy – and, when I asked her to find it, I realised she could differentiate the word monkey from other objects. A woman in the park had a similar story. On holiday in an unfamiliar cottage, she had misplaced the car keys. After hunting for them for over an hour, her dog, a border collie, overheard her and her husband talking about it, recognised the word “keys” and immediately went and found them.So maybe my dog, Rhubarb, isn’t a genius after all. Dogs, says Vanessa Woods, director of the Puppy Kindergarten project at Duke University in North Carolina, US, and writer of sev...

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14 h. ago Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova has been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement since February when she failed to declare frog embryo samples at Boston's Logan Airport

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19 h. ago ‘People can’t imagine something on that scale dying’: Anohni on mourning the Great Barrier Reef

The Anohni and the Johnsons singer is collaborating with marine scientists for two special shows at Sydney’s Vivid festival that will show the reef’s plight Anohni Hegarty is about to go to the Great Barrier Reef for the first time. “I feel like I’m going to Auschwitz,” she says nervously. “On the one hand, I’m so excited to go because the landscape is so beautiful, and I know there’s going to be so much that’s gorgeous. And yet, I’m also scared.”In a week, the British-born, New York-based avant garde singer of Anohni and the Johnsons is flying to Lizard Island, a paradise of powdery sands on the reef, 1,600km north-west of Brisbane. Its luxury villas and bluest of blue waters are a stark contrast to the grim nature of Anohni’s assignment: documenting the current state of the world’s biggest coral reef. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Arsenal suffer transfer blow after Mikel Arteta told to think outside the box

Arsenal are set to be down one of their summer transfer options as Bayern Munich and Leroy Sane prepare to agree terms over a new contract to keep the forward at the Allianz Arena

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22 h. ago Scientists believe they can 'turn down' the sun's brightness in climate change battle

One idea is that aerosolised particles could be sprayed into the Earth’s stratosphere to deflect some of the energy from the sun away from our planet in an effort to 'turn down' the sun's brightness

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23 h. ago Expert warns that your appliances could be making your allergies worse

As hayfever season gets into full swing, an expert has warned that one household appliance could be aggravating your allergies to no end, urging shoppers to do their research before purchasing

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25 h. ago Whales and dolphins keep washing up dead in Southern California — scientists say this is responsible

Sea lions, dolphins, whales and other animals have been struck down

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25 h. ago Scientist reveals the five foods to eat that burn fat better than Ozempic

Dr William Li, whose book Eat to Beat Your Diet is a New York Times bestseller, says the most dangerous type of fat is visceral fat (also known as belly fat), which is stored deep inside the abdomen.

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26 h. ago Truth behind 'alien skull' uncovered 1,500 years later as scientists rebuild face

The face that would have belonged to an "alien skull", which was found in a Swiss village in the 1970s, has now been remade for the first time after the woman died around 1,500 years ago

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27 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as seven to leave Welsh club and Sherratt 'an option' to lead Wales tour

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world.

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28 h. ago Hypoallergenic Dogs 2025: Here are 13 breeds of adorable dog that shed little hair

Just because you - or a member of your family - suffer from allergies, you can still welcome a dog into your home.

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28 h. ago Peanut allergies put this man in hospital four times and now he eats them daily

A 'ground-breaking' clinical trial saw patients with peanut allergies 'desensitising' themselves to the nuts.

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29 h. ago Your next jacket could be made from a DINOSAUR: Scientists are using fossilised collagen to create the world's first T.Rex leather

Most fashionistas like to try and stay ahead of the curve. But a new style involves going quite far the other way - around 70 million years back in time.

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29 h. ago Scientists issue 'do not' warning as they reveal what you should do in a shark attack

A new study suggests that some shark bites may be "survival instinct" rather than planned attacks

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29 h. ago How bad for you are artificial sweeteners? Here’s what you should know

A growing body of research suggests these non-nutritive sweeteners may not always be a healthier and safer option

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29 h. ago Sir Muir Gray and Angela Rippon to speak at The Oxford Longevity Project's Smart Ageing Summit

The innovative Smart Ageing Summit, organised by the not-for-profit Oxford Longevity Project, will return again this summer to explore how we can age smarter and better right now, with Sir Muir Gray, author of Dr. Gray’s Walking Cure and TV'S Angela Rippon amongst key speakers.

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30 h. ago Liverpool star adored by Jurgen Klopp told to ditch Reds with 'options' open

Harvey Elliott has yet to start a Premier League game under Arne Slot at Liverpool, and former Reds midfielder Joe Cole believes the time may be right for him to leave Anfield

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