11 h. ago Scientists create new drug that could be the 'next Ozempic'... it's twice as effective without nasty side effects

Weight loss drugs currently on the market and in development target one, two, or even three hormone receptors, primarily the gut hormones.

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3 d. ago Meet your descendants – and your future self! A trip to Venice film festival’s extended reality island

A flourishing lineup of immersive storytelling experiments are taking visitors into novels, nightclubs and outer spaceIn the largest cinema at the Venice film festival, guests gather for the premiere of Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish account of a man who dared to play God and created a monster. When the young scientist reanimates a dead body for his colleagues, some see it as a trick while others are outraged. “It’s an abomination, an obscenity,” shouts one hide-bound old timer, and his alarm is partly justified. Every technological breakthrough opens Pandora’s box. You don’t know what’s going to crawl out or where it will then choose to go.Behind the main festival venue sits the small ruined island of Lazzaretto Vecchio. Since 2017, it’s been home to Venice Immersive, the event’s groundbreaking section dedicated to showcasing and supporting XR (extended reality) storytelling. Before that it was a storage facility, before that a plague quarantine zone. Eliza McNitt, this ...

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4 d. ago Forget weight loss! Ozempic could help drug addicts: Miracle jabs can slash cocaine use by a quarter, world first research finds

Semaglutide-the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic-has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity.

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2 w. ago I've been using Mounjaro for nearly a year and have lost five stone without any nasty side

As someone who has lost 5st using Mounjaro without any nasty side-effects, you might assume I'd be happy about extending the miraculous medication to our furry friends. Not so, I'm furious at the very idea.

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2 w. ago Groundbreaking new cancer detection technique replaces radioactive tracers with diamond sensor

University of Warwick scientists have created a device that is designed to trace tiny magnetic particles injected into the body

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2 w. ago Christina Aguilera, 44, looks thinner than ever in a red hot bikini while licking a snow cone

Aguilera's smaller figure has been in the news for the past few years as she seems to be much tinier these days. The Grammy winner has not responded to rumors she is taking the diabetes drug Ozempic.

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2 w. ago Diamonds could help detect cancer using groundbreaking new technique

University of Warwick scientists have created a device that is designed to trace tiny magnetic particles injected into the body

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3 w. ago Scientists use AI to create new antibiotics that can kill deadly drug

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health crisis and is estimated to be responsible for more than one million deaths globally each year

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3 w. ago Thousands evacuated in Spain amid deadly wildfires and new heatwave

Temperatures of 44C predicted as blazes rage across EuropeEurope live – latest updatesAlmost 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern, central and southern Spain as wildfires continue to burn amid a heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C to some parts of the country.The deadly heat across large parts of Europe has created what scientists have called a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires. Continue reading...

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