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Coronavirus cure hopes have today been raised after an infected Italian man in his 70s recovered with the help of an experimental Ebola drug. Doctors gave the unidentified 79-year-old remdesivir, which researchers around the world have tested in their desperate scramble to find a cure. Officials in Liguria – the coastal region where the patient lives, … Read more
British scientists on the front line of the war against coronavirus say clinical tests of a possible treatment will begin NEXT WEEK Team at University of Southampton see hope with the inhaled drug SNG001 It can help those with chronic lung disease fend off viruses – and it might do the same for Covid-19 Trial, … Read more
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients could receive new treatments after scientists discovered how fear forms in the brain. Biologists in the US say that ‘fear memory’ is formed as pathways between two small regions of the brain strengthen following a traumatic event. Experiments on mice brains proved that aversive stimulus caused increased activity between these … Read more
‘I hope this is my last’: Grandmother turning 94 gives an unexpectedly morbid response after her family present her with a cake and sing her HAPPY BIRTHDAY Woman’s granddaughter, Pauline Kidder, posted video on TikTok on Monday It shows grandmother making remark after her family singer her happy birthday After she says it, she picks … Read more
At the weekend, I noticed how, even in its infancy, coronavirus is already beginning to influence our habits. Hundreds of people had gathered in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, for the annual literary festival. Walking along the seafront to the Jubilee Hall, where the events take place, I bumped into an old friend. I noticed he was wearing … Read more
As Amber Heard waited for husband Johnny Depp to board their private jet on May 24, 2014, she felt excited about the planned romantic weekend ahead. She had flown to Boston, where the Hollywood star was filming Black Mass, a film about American mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, and now, after a two-hour wait, he was … Read more
Vick Hope is said to be locked in a feud with her former employer Capital FM over claims they sidelined her during her three-year stint. The TV and radio presenter, 30, who left her role as a Capital Breakfast host last month, reportedly believes she should have been ‘trusted’ to host the show alone in … Read more
As the number of coronavirus cases increases in the US, there is another number also on the rise: patients who have recovered. There are currently more than 200 cases of the highly-contagious disease in at least 18 states, and 11 deaths. But at least 15 people in six states are said to have made full … Read more
Have you been burgled? Now police hope you’ll use an app to solve it for them by becoming an online ‘DIY detective’ MyPolice app would ask victims to use their smartphones to gather evidence Police chiefs believe the app would make it quicker and simpler to report crime But the app would also ask victims to … Read more
Gogglebox stars Dom and Steph Parker are planning to sell their Grade I listed boutique hotel where they filmed the Channel 4 show for £5m TV favourite Dom, 55, claims he and his wife, 52, are ‘too old’ to run the hotel The couple say The Salutation in Kent has been ‘our lives, our home, … Read more