British Airways worker, 29, finds her £480 iPhone 8 still works TWO MONTHS after she dropped it in the Thames Thayse Bussolo-Vieira was feeding swans when iPhone 8 dropped out of pocket British Airways worker, 29, returned to same area with fiancee two months later They found £480 phone ‘sitting at bottom’ of river and … Read more
A small study done in China has claimed the malaria drug chloroquine can help coronavirus patients recover quicker. Doctors in Renmin Hospital, Wuhan, gave 31 coronavirus patients hydroxychloroquine for five days and treated another 31 with normal therapy. Pneumonia infections improved in 25 per cent more patients in the chloroquine group when compared to those … Read more
The rise in the number of self-driving cars will lead to more binge drinking as people stop worrying about having to drive home from a pub or club, a study claims. Researchers from Curtin University, Australia, say if a group don’t need to assign a designated driver due to having an autonomous car, they will … Read more
Coronavirus may still be contagious for up to EIGHT DAYS after symptoms disappear, study of 16 Chinese patients finds Researchers studied 16 patients with mild cases of coronavirus who were treated at PLA General Hospital in Beijing from January 28 to February 9 Half of patients were carriers of the virus even after their symptoms … Read more
Smiling really DOES make you happier: Study finds expressing happiness influences the brain to generate positive feelings For decades, researchers have studied how acting happy could influence happiness A team at the University of Tennessee has analyzed 50 years of data on the subject They found there is a clear connection between acting happy and … Read more
Fecal transplants drastically reduced autism symptoms in children, according to new research. Symptoms almost halved in 18 children given the treatment – known medically as microbiota transfer therapy. The study builds on the theory that the neurological condition may be rooted in the gut, rather than the brain. Two years after the transplant, children saw … Read more
Consuming fruit juices is just as bad for your health and likely to lead to an early death as drinking cola or lemonade, research suggests. A new study found an increased risk of dying early from any cause for people who consumed a lot of sugary drinks. US researchers compared, for the first time, 100 … Read more
Build-up of a harmful protein in the brain can predict atrophy in Alzheimer’s disease patients at least one year in advance. Previous studies have shown that two tell-tale plaques, amyloid beta and tau, form clumps that smother and destroy neurons. But researchers found that only accumulation of the tau protein was indicative of where damage … Read more
Sixty-seven patients died amid ‘toxic’ feud at NHS heart unit, report finds A review has found ‘significant shortcomings’ at St George’s Hospital in Tooting The hospital’s cardiac unit has almost twice the national mortality rate A leak suggested poor relationships at the unit contributed to the failures A toxic feud escalated to the point a … Read more
Business finds its heart by offering support and rallying to create products in fight against Covid-19 By Francesca Washtell and Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 Businesses are ‘rediscovering their social conscience’ by rallying to offer support and to create products to … Read more