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Is THIS the key to improving eyewitness identification? Placing people who do NOT look the same in police line-ups can improve accuracy by 10%, surprising study reveals US and UK researchers recruited 19,732 volunteers to play the role of eyewitness Each participant was shown a video of a faked crime, followed by a photo line-up The … Read more
A drug that could improve blood flow in the lungs of Covid patients will be trialled at NHS hospitals in Reading, Oxford and Cardiff to see if it can boost survival odds. Doctors led by Oxford University scientists will test how effective almitrine bismesylate, a lung stimulant, is at treating seriously ill Covid patients. The … Read more
Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more
Improving the safety of maternity units and implementing recommendations made as part of an inquiry into baby deaths will reportedly cost £400 million per year. The Ockenden Review into baby deaths at a scandal-hit NHS trust said maternity staff had caused distress to patients by using ‘inappropriate language’ and blaming grieving mothers for their loss. … Read more
New pill that may help improve age-related hearing loss by protecting delicate hair cells in the inner ear A new drug, SPI-1005, aids hearing by protecting delicate hair cells in inner ear It is also being tested in U.S. as a potential treatment for patients with Covid-19 The number of auditory hair cells declines due … Read more
Smart CONTACT LENSES can improve your sight while monitoring for conditions including diabetes and strokes by measuring chemicals in tear fluid The new contact lens design comes from researchers from the UK, US and China It features a mesh sensor that measures light, temperature and glucose levels At the same time, the team said, it … Read more
Angie Kent has been documenting her hyperpigmentation journey on Instagram. And on Friday, the former Bachelorette, 30, revealed she has shelled out $1,500 for a treatment, called Cosmelan, to improve the hormonal melasma on her face. Melasma is a skin condition which often occurs due to hormonal changes and fluctuations, and can be triggered by … Read more
Spotify adds nine classic audiobooks like Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ narrated by celebrities including Hilary Swank and Forest Whitaker Spotify is testing audiobooks and has added nine classics the its library They include Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ Each is narrated by a celebrity like Hilary Swank … Read more
Money CAN buy you happiness: People’s wellbeing continues to improve the wealthier they become – no matter how rich they get Researchers analysed 1,725,994 reports of wellbeing from 33,391 US adults The results revealed that reported wellbeing rose with household income While previous research suggested this was only true for incomes of up to $75,000/year, … Read more
Getting your finances in order to buy a home can be tough enough at the best of times. But in the midst of a pandemic, there can be an is added layer of difficulty. For example, what’s the best way of securing a good mortgage rate from a nervous lender if your income has taken … Read more