‘The era of retreat is over!’ Boris Johnson will announce the biggest cash injection for our armed forces in three decades as he pledges to spend £16.5bn more on defence Prime Minister to promise to spend £16.5billion more on defence over four years Will be spent on ‘space command’ that could launch Britain’s first rocket … Read more
‘Vaccine against trauma death’: Injecting a drug that promotes blood clotting at the scene of the injury could save thousands of accident victims’ lives Tranexamic acid is a drug currently used to stop bleeding in trauma patients At present it is administered via an intravenous line — which is fiddly to set up British and French experts … Read more
A simple injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight for long-term missions to Mars, a new study claims. US scientists sent mice to the International Space Station (ISS), which floats in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 254 miles, to expose them to microgravity. By first inhibiting a signalling pathway in their cells, the microgravity-exposed … Read more
Boris Johnson’s £2bn boost for schools: Prime Minister is to promise huge cash injection to give all children ‘superb education’ English schools are set to receive a £2.2billion boost in Government funding Boris Johnson has promised all English pupils they will get a ‘superb education’ Secondary schools will get at least £5,150 per child, primaries … Read more
A coronavirus vaccine may be more effective as a nasal spray or inhaler, researchers behind Britain’s most promising Covid-19 jabs claimed today. Oxford University and Imperial College London scientists believe getting the vaccine directly into the lungs may be the best way to protect people against the respiratory infection. Both universities are currently testing their … Read more
An antibody treatment to instantly provide protection against the coronavirus could be ready next year, according to the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca who is also leading the race to manufacture the first vaccine. The Cambridge-based firm is working on an injection that contains ‘cloned antibodies’ – proteins that know how to fight the virus. It … Read more
Say goodbye to cauliflower ears! Chinese scientists create an injection which fixes deformed ears in mice and could work on humans Deformed ears are a hallmark of contact sports, including boxing and rugby Chinese scientists found a way to sculpt fresh tissue using 3D bioprinting Was tested on mice and was able to create brand new ear-shaped … Read more
Ian Haydon, 29 (pictured), Seattle, Washington, is one of 45 people enrolled in Moderna Therapuetics’ coronavirus vaccine trial A coronavirus vaccine trial participant says he suffered a serious adverse reaction after a dose, but still wants people to get the jab when it becomes available. Ian Haydon, 29, from Seattle, Washington, is one of several … Read more
A woman who has quadrupled the size of her lips has just undergone her twentieth lip injection – and insists she’ll keep going until hers are the biggest in the world. Andrea Emilova Ivanova, from Sofia, Bulgaria, has spent thousands of pounds at aesthetic clinics injecting fillers into her pout. Dubbed a real-life Barbie, the … Read more
Injecting ‘decoy proteins’ into the body could stop the coronavirus infecting someone, according to scientists. The virus that causes COVID-19 is believed by scientists to enter the body through receptors on the surface of cells in the airways, known as ACE-2 receptors. These provide the gateway to the bloodstream and ‘facilitate’ infection with the bug, … Read more