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Cambridge ‘swimming cap’ brings hope for brain-injured babies

Janine MachinEast of England technology correspondent, in Cambridge BBC Researchers say their “swimming cap”, which uses light and ultrasound to improve brain monitoring in newborns, is the first of its kind in the world Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep in a cot, unaware he is helping to trial new technology that could change the lives […]

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Expert tells farmers to prepare for the worst as virus spreads

Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs producer PA Media Bird flu outbreaks across UK farms has led to a mandatory housing order being brought in The bird flu virus infecting farm flocks across the UK could be the most infectious yet, the government’s former top expert in avian virology has warned. The Pirbright Institute’s Professor Ian […]

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BMA rejects fresh offer to end doctor strikes

The British Medical Association has rejected a fresh offer from the government to end the long-running dispute with resident doctors in England. Health Secretary Wes Streeting had proposed covering the cost of exam fees and expanding training places more quickly than planned and wrote to the union on Wednesday giving it until the end of […]

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Jared Isaacman renominated by Donald Trump to be Nasa chief

Reuters Jared Isaacman is reportedly friends with Elon Musk and has spent millions of dollars on SpaceX missions Donald Trump has renominated billionaire investor Jared Isaacman to run Nasa, five months after withdrawing his first nomination. The 42-year-old entrepreneur, who has ties to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, had looked set to lead the space agency […]

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Man drove at Huntingdon train stabbings attack suspect

Robbie Kalus,in St Ives and Phil Shepka,Cambridgeshire Dave Scott said he drove at the alleged attacker A father has told how he used his car to hit a man suspected of stabbing 10 people on a train. Dave Scott, 57, was waiting to collect his daughter at Huntingdon railway station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening […]

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LED mask ads banned over unauthorised acne and rosacea claims

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporter Getty Images Adverts for LED masks that are not registered with the medicines regulator have been banned (stock photo) A number of adverts for LED face masks have been banned for making unauthorised claims they can improve acne and rosacea. The popularity of at-home beauty devices has surged in recent years with […]

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