Long spaceflights can shrink the heart, study finds

Physiologists have revealed that long spaceflights can shrink the heart, in what could be a worrying finding for the next generation of astronauts.  Even a long-term programme of low-intensity exercise in space is not enough to counteract the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the heart, they say.  The researchers examined data from retired astronaut Scott … Read more

Coronavirus caused world’s middle class ‘to shrink for the first time since 1990s’ 

The pandemic caused the world’s middle class to shrink for the first time since the 1990s last year, according to an estimate based on World Bank data. Another estimate showed that almost two-thirds of households in developing economies reported that they had suffered loss in income in 2020. A study from non-partisan research group Pew … Read more

Britain’s population could shrink by two per cent after pandemic if 1.3million migrants don’t return

Britain’s population could shrink by two per cent after the coronavirus pandemic if 1.3million ‘missing’ migrant workers who left during crisis don’t return, watchdog warns A report says Britain’s population is ‘substantially smaller’ than official statistics Up to 1.3million people have left in the past year due to the Covid pandemic Brexit rules mean migrants … Read more

Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd get dressed to the nines in tuxedos on the set of The Shrink Next Door

Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd get dressed to the nines in full tuxedos on the set of their Apple TV Plus series The Shrink Next Door By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:53 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 01:54 GMT, 19 February 2021 Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd were all dressed up on the … Read more

Britain’s winter Covid wave continues to shrink: Cases fall by third and deaths by a quarter

Britain’s winter Covid wave continues to shrink: Cases fall by a third in a week with 13,013 infections and deaths drop by a quarter with 1,001 more victims By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:25 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 16:25 GMT, 10 February 2021 Advertisement The UK today announced 13,013 … Read more

Resolution Foundations warns Covid rules could cause economy to shrink by 6% more than predicted

Tough measures put in place to control the spread of a new Covid variant in the UK could lead to slower economic growth next year than first predicted, a leading think tanks has today warned. The Resolution Foundation says the economy could be six per cent smaller by Easter than first forecast by the UK’s … Read more

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in LA

Will Ferrell sports 1970s retro style on the set of dark comedy series The Shrink Next Door in Downtown LA By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 03:24 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 03:24 GMT, 17 November 2020 Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd  are set to star in the upcoming dark comedy series The Shrink Next … Read more

UK economy to shrink 11% with unemployment at 2.6m, B of E warns

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million amid Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown, bank of England warns Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank expects the economy to shrink again   He said economic output would be 11% lower at end of the year than at the start  Added that unemployment would rise … Read more

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million, bank of England warns

Britain’s economy will shrink by 11% and unemployment will rise to 2.6million amid Boris Johnson’s latest lockdown, bank of England warns Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank expects the economy to shrink again   He said economic output would be 11% lower at end of the year than at the start  Added that unemployment would rise … Read more

Widespread face mask use could shrink `R´ and stop second wave

The widespread use of face masks in Britain could keep the reproduction rate below one and stop a second wave of coronavirus, a study suggests.   Modelling by the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich found if half of Brits wore masks it would prevent the crisis from spiralling back out of control.   The researchers said mask-wearing … Read more