Almost half of all cancer patients fear delays caused by Covid-19 pandemic will hinder their chances of survival More than 100,000 people in the UK are currently undergoing cancer treatment A survey says 40 per cent fear Covid has harmed their chances of survival Macmillan Cancer Support says delays are having a ‘catastrophic impact’ By … Read more
Britain could face even more super-infectious coronavirus variants because surging infections across the globe fuel the chances of the pathogen mutating to beat the immune system and vaccines, scientists say. More than 90million Covid-19 cases have been recorded worldwide since the pandemic began, with numbers surging 33.8 per cent in the last two months alone. … Read more
Goalkeepers are LESS likely to save a free kick if they have a ‘wall’ in front of them, scientists reveal A wall, on average, blocks the line of sight of a goalkeeper for around 200ms It also leads to a delay in them moving of up to 90 milliseconds Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast found this equates … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen today warned hopes of the EU and UK agreeing a trade deal are fading with every passing day as tensions remain high over Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up parts of the Brexit divorce deal. The President of the European Commission hit out at the Prime Minister’s proposals to override the … Read more
More than 3,000 earthquakes rocked Ridgecrest, California in a single week last year and as a result, has increased chances of the ‘Big One’ striking the San Andreas fault. The tremors stressed the Garlock Fault, which stretches 160 miles along the Mojave Desert and connects the site of the Ridgecrest quakes to the massive San … Read more
Keeping human embryos frozen for over a year can halve women’s chances of becoming pregnant and giving birth to a live baby, a study has found. Researchers from China examined the pregnancy and live birth rates of more than 24,000 women undergoing embryo-storing ‘vitrification’ treatment. They found that storing embryos for 1–2 years significantly lowered … Read more
Lying intensive care patients with coronavirus face down on their beds could make them more likely to survive, doctors say. Prone positioning, in which patients who struggle to breathe are laid on their front instead of their back in a hospital bed, works by reducing pressure on the lungs. Doctors in the UK, US, Italy … Read more