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Robots created to assist elderly in hospitals pass testing phase patients
Robots created to help in healthcare environments have been tested successfully by experts. The Spring (Socially Assistive Robots in Gerontological…
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Playing music throughout life associated with sharper brain in older age – study
Playing music throughout life is associated with better memory and thinking skills in older age, researchers have said. Scientists at…
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UK
Lesbian couple who want a baby ‘told by GP to sleep with a man’
A lesbian couple looking to start a family have said they were asked by a GP why they did not…
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UK
Police widening use of live facial scanning with no clear legal grounds – peers
Police use of live facial recognition surveillance is being expanded without clear legal grounds, peers have warned. The Lords’ Justice…
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Health
Treatments that improve mood could help those with Crohn’s and colitis – study
Talking therapies could be “a valuable tool” for people with bowel disorders such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, researchers…
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Science
Scientists set to reveal if Doomsday Clock is any closer to midnight
Scientists are due to announce if the world is any nearer ending when they reveal if the Doomsday Clock has…
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UK
UK ‘unsafe’ from future pandemic threats, says Oxford Vaccine Group director
The UK is “really unsafe” from future pandemic threats, a leading academic has told MPs. Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, director…
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Science
Gene therapy helps restore hearing in children with hereditary deafness
Five children in China with with hereditary deafness have had their hearing restored after undergoing pioneering gene therapy. The patients,…
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UK
Nicola Sturgeon insists Covid inquiry has her ‘informal messages’ after WhatsApp texts deleted
The former first minister of Scotland has said the Covid inquiry “does have messages” between her and those she communicated…
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UK
Ministers approve Sir James Dyson’s £6m donation to state primary school
A £6 million donation from Sir James Dyson to his local state primary school has been given the green light…
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