For the estimated six million people in Britain who have a needle phobia, it’s the news many have been anxiously waiting for. This month, scientists in the UK will begin testing a vaccine against Covid-19 that can be squirted up the nose rather than injected into muscle, as is the case with most of the vaccines … Read more
The Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was vandalized just days after he refused to allow the upper chamber to vote on boosting stimulus checks to $2,000. ‘WERES MY MONEY’ was spray painted on the front door to McConnell’s home in the Highlands section of Louisville on Saturday. On the window adjacent to … Read more
December is the busiest month for package deliveries but it’s also when so-called ‘porch pirates’ are most likely to strike. According to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1.7 million packages are stolen or lost daily—and the numbers have only gotten worse during the pandemic. A savvy former NASA engineer has built a trap that hits … Read more
War of the hoses: Retired quantity surveyor and his wife, both 73, are hauled into court after threatening to spray their MBE-winning neighbour with garden pipe again Barry and Hellynne Lee, both 73, were subject to a restraining order by courts Order was imposed after they soaked MBE-winning neighbour Harold Burrows, 71, with a hosepipe … Read more
Could a £6 Boots nasal spray defeat Covid-19? High Street chemist’s flu treatment made with SEAWEED is being tested to see if it can stop coronavirus Researchers at Swansea University begin human trials tomorrow on cold remedy Ingredient based on seaweed used to treat respiratory ailments in 1800s Ireland Boots is the only British company … Read more
A magnetic spray is capable to turning objects into moving robots, which could be used to navigate drugs throughout the body. Scientists at the City University in Hong Kong revealed the innovation made of polyvinyl alcohol, gluten and iron particles. Called ‘M-spray,’ it is capable of sticking on the targeted object and when it activates, … Read more
Anti-COVID-19 nasal spray that protects against coronavirus infection for up to 48 hours is ‘ready for use in humans’ and could be mass produced in WEEKS, scientists claim Spray uses compounds already approved by regulators for human use University of Birmingham researchers made the spray and say it is ‘ready to go’ Spray proved to inhibit … Read more
Anti-COVID-19 nasal spray that protects against coronavirus infection for up to 48 hours is ‘ready for use in humans’ and could be mass produced in WEEKS, scientists claim Spray uses compounds already approved by regulators for human use University of Birmingham researchers made the spray and say it is ‘ready to go’ Spray proved to inhibit … Read more
Nasal spray that blocked COVID-19 transmission in ferrets may protect people exposed to the virus from getting infected, study finds Researchers have developed a lipopeptide, which prevents the coronavirus from using its spike protein to enter and infect cells In the form a nasal spray, six ferrets were given the compound and split into three … Read more
A nasal spray of the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin could banish tinnitus — the ringing or buzzing in the ears that affects around seven million Britons. Also known as the ‘cuddle’ hormone, oxytocin is released by the brain into the bloodstream during social behaviours, such as hugging or kissing. Scientists think the hormone could help to treat … Read more