An insect-like machine with six individually powered legs that was intended for the battlefield received millions in US government funding during the 1980s. The project to create a fleet of real-life AT-AT walkers from Star Wars started in 1981 at Ohio State University, as the military searched for ways to traverse rough terrain that wheeled … Read more
A toddler aged three died suddenly in his sleep after suffering from seizures and developing an ‘extraordinarily rare’ brain condition, an inquest heard. Frankie Grogan was found unresponsive in his bed at his family home in Timperley on May 19, 2019. His parents Sarah and James Grogan said he seemed ‘out of sorts’ in the … Read more
Getting the flu jab while pregnant doesn’t increase the baby’s risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, another study has found. Researchers in Sweden compared autism diagnoses among seven-year-old children whose mothers had a swine flu vaccine during pregnancy and those whose did not. Of almost 70,000 children, 39,700 had been exposed to the … Read more
A Florida healthcare worker may lose her hands after a long and arduous five-month battle against the novel coronavirus. Rose Felipe, 41, an EEG technician of more than 15 years at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, contacted the virus in early March. Her condition quickly deteriorated and she was hospitalized, spending two months on a … Read more
Alcoholic in-laws may be to blame for a person developing their own issues with booze, a new study claims. US researchers examined marital information on more than 300,000 couples from Swedish national data to investigate ‘rearing-environment effects’ for alcohol use disorder (AUD). It found that even if a spouse isn’t an alcoholic themselves, their exposure … Read more
The US Army is pulling inspiration from the popular film ‘Terminator 2’ in designing material capable of shape-shifting and autonomously healing. Made of polymer, the 3D printable component has a dynamic bond that allows it to go from liquid to solid multiple times. The new material is also equipped with a unique shape memory behavior, … Read more
Russia says it is developing a Covid-19 vaccine for mink and CATS after boasting it has made first treatment for humans A vaccine for animals is being worked on and is expected to be tested in autumn Russia has around 100 fur farms specialising in mink for the large fur industry Vladimir Putin hailed the … Read more
Dementia rates among men are falling three times quicker than they are in women, according to a major study. Harvard University researchers found the risk of developing the incurable disorder has dropped by 13 per cent every decade since 1988. Rates have plummeted for men by 24 per cent every ten years, while for women … Read more
Shirley Ballas was delighted with Strictly Come Dancing’s BAFTA win on Friday, but revealed she is currently awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test after developing symptoms.
Suffering concussion increases the risk of developing dementia by 72 per cent, research suggests Health records from concussions patients showed a 72 per cent increased risk of dementia Concussion patients had a 57 per cent greater chance of getting Parkinson’s Scientists in Canada say increased risk may be due to disrupted blood flow to the … Read more