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Scientists develop new way to grow tiny organ samples to minimize the need for animal testing 

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Stem cells used to grow tiny but functional human organs that can fit together on a computer chip and could be used to finally end animal testing in medical research Medical researchers grew human organs one millionth the size of normal The organs functioned normally, including a heart that beat 60 times a minute The … Read more

Get PAID to have coronavirus: Scientists in London will pay volunteers £3,500 to develop a vaccine

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Secret Amazon division called ‘Project Gesundheit’ has been trying to develop a common cold vaccine

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A secret Amazon division called ‘Project Gesundheit’ has been attempting to develop a vaccine for the common cold A secret division has been working on a vaccine for the common cold ‘Project Gesundheit’ is part of Amazon’s Grand Challenge research group The group is also focused on other healthcare and medical issues  By James Pero … Read more

Researchers urge public to link PCs to network so computing power can help develop coronavirus cure

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Researchers urge public to link PCs to network so spare computing power can help develop a cure for coronavirus A downloadable client would utilize your machine’s unused computing power The download links your computer into a broader network of computers Researchers want to use that extra power to test models of covid-19 cures They hope … Read more

British scientists develop breath test to INSTANTLY spot coronavirus

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A breath test that instantly spots patients with coronavirus has been developed by British scientists. They say the technology could be used to rapidly screen people in airports. And it could also be used in GP surgeries, pharmacies or ambulances, giving an instant result. The technology, developed by a team at Northumbria University in Newcastle, … Read more

Middle-aged shift workers with irregular bedtimes are twice as likely to develop heart disease

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Middle-aged shift workers who don’t go to bed at the same time every night are twice as likely to develop heart disease, study warns Shift workers aged 45+ without regular bedtime ‘more likely to get heart disease’ Research shows people with the most irregular sleep duration doubled their risk Almost 2,000 men and women were … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: UK pharma firms race to develop a coronavirus vaccine

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The race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus is heating up. In Cambridge, researchers at the university’s Infectious Diseases Centre say work is ‘already well under way’. After further tests, they hope to send the vaccine soon for pre-clinical trials at Public Health England. In the US, Novavax has begun testing a vaccine on … Read more

Babies exposed to household cleaning products may develop childhood asthma, wheezing: Study

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: February 18, 2020 4:41:39 pm The findings revealed an association between early exposure to cleaning products like dishwashing soap, multisurface cleaners, and laundry soap, and the risk of asthma and wheezing. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock) Early exposure of babies to household cleaning products like laundry soap and dishwasher detergent … Read more