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Apple is working on a charging cord for its iPhones that will make frayed cables a thing of the past, a new patent suggests. The patent, filed to the US Patent and Trademark Office and dated Thursday, suggests the new cable will have a uniform thickness but different levels of stiffness. Either ends of the cable … Read more
A two-year-old boy was choked to death by the cord of a bedroom blind after his mother ‘left him for a second’, an inquest heard. Joey Walker had only been left on his own for ‘seconds’ when he became trapped in a looped cable installed by a previous tenant. His heartbroken mother, Chloe Armstrong, told … Read more
MAFS’ Cameron Merchant and The Bachelor’s Matty ‘J’ Johnson reveal how they REALLY felt about cutting their baby’s umbilical cord By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:47 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 08:47 BST, 17 October 2020 Cutting their newborn baby’s umbilical cord is a moment that most father’s have experienced at … Read more
A two-year-old boy died after accidentally hanging himself from a cord for a window blind, an inquest has heard. Cobie Grimshaw, who was described as a normal ‘boisterous boy’, became entangled on the beaded cord while playing on the sofa at home in Looe, Cornwall. His mother Lauren, 26, had stepped out of the room … Read more
Radio host Ash Pollard reveals why she’s storing her newborn daughter’s umbilical cord blood and tissue ‘for future use’ By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:40 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 14:59 BST, 9 October 2020 She welcomed her first child, a daughter named Clementine, two weeks ago. And this week, Ash … Read more
‘Controlling and manipulative’ businessman, 54, who strangled his wife to death with her dressing gown cord before going to the pub to drink and take cocaine is jailed for life Ian Hamer has been been jailed for life after murdering his wife in May last year Joanne Hamer, 48, was strangled at their home in … Read more
Dr Fauci is back in action, with a new, smoother voice after surgery to remove a polyp from his vocal cord – and Americans are taking note of his new sound. Many took to Twitter to express their shock that ‘Dr Fauci’s voice is so different now!’ with some even saying it was nearly unrecognizable. … 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
‘Miracle baby’ is born healthy through a natural delivery despite having his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck SIX TIMES The boy was born safe and sound via a natural delivery in China, a hospital said Medics said his birth cord was 35 inches in length, much longer than the average A C-section wasn’t used because … Read more
Coroner warns more babies could die after one-year-old girl was strangled to death by blind cord next to her cot Rifky Grossberger stood up in her cot and became caught in the looped cable At least 33 toddlers have died after accidents relating to blind cords since 2001 Coroner called for new parents to be … Read more