How a humble herring is bringing hope to millions by helping to heal hearts through a new drug that unblocks coronary arteries It is the first time a drug has been shown to turn back the physiological clock Drug was sourced from species of herring fished off Chile and Argentina coasts Data shows arteries of those … Read more
A drug created by British scientists could repair damage to the brain and spinal cord by improving messaging between cells. Scientists led by Cambridge University created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1 that links brain messaging neurons together. The compound, called CPTX, acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due … Read more
An Albanian drug dealer who killed a bus driver and injured 14 others in a ‘catastrophic’ high-speed crash has today been jailed for more than seven years. Victim Kenneth Matcham, 60, was ‘ejected’ from the single-decker bus he was driving after it was struck by Dorjan Cera’s car in Orpington, south-east London, shortly after 10pm … Read more
A drug designed for cats may protect people from the coronavirus, scientists have claimed. The medicine GC376 was made to treat cats for an illness called feline infectious peritonitis, which starts in the gut and can travel to the brain and be fatal. Feline infectious peritonitis is caused by another type of coronavirus but scientists’ … Read more
‘Depressed’ mother, 40, who was sole carer of celebrity snapper’s autistic son, 10, gave boy sleeping drug, put a sponge in his mouth and tied it in place with a bra then turned herself in to the police, inquest hears Dylan Freeman’s body was found at home in Acton, West London, on August 16 Mother … Read more
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is now injecting volunteers with its new antibody treatment for Covid-19 in a bid to see if it will protect people and also help patients who are already ill. The company, which is also manufacturing a vaccine hopeful made by scientists at Oxford University, hope the treatment will be a coronavirus breakthrough. … Read more
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has dismissed claims its experimental Covid-19 vaccine could be fast-tracked in the US amid reports Donald Trump wants to get it approved before the presidential election this autumn. White House insiders claim the US President is considering speeding up regulatory approval for the jab, originally developed by Oxford University scientists. Getting a … Read more
Millionaire philanthropist and film financier Steve Bing sought help for addiction and depression multiple times before he killed himself earlier this year, his last girlfriend has said. Mary Bozkurt, who dated Bing during 2019, has made a series of revelations about the late producer’s state of mind in the months before he jumped from the … Read more
A HIV drug combination used to treat some coronavirus patients could cause their hearts to slow down or stop completely, doctors have warned. A 67-year-old given lopinavir/ritonavir — which is being used experimentally around the world — needed a pacemaker to recover from his episode. The man, who had high blood pressure and coronary artery … Read more
Does crime pay? Claims convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is ‘set to receive a whopping $150,000 for new military-style show SAS Australia’ By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:16 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 13:16 BST, 24 August 2020 The starting salary for the contestants on Channel Seven’s new show SAS Australia … Read more