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Redheads feel less pain: People with ginger hair are less sensitive due to genetic quirk

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Redheads have a higher PAIN threshold than blondes or brunettes because their skin’s pigment-producing cells lack the function of a certain receptor, study reveals Redheads have a faulty receptor on skin pigment cells that stops them tanning   But also has a hormonal knock-on effect which results in elevated pain threshold The end result is that … Read more

Meghan Markle ‘likely’ to run for US president but is ‘sensitive’ to criticism, biographer claims

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Meghan Markle is ‘likely’ to launch a US presidential campaign but would ‘struggle’ with the barrage of criticism levelled at politicians because she is ‘sensitive’, her biographer has claimed. Acid-penned Tom Bower, who has reportedly agreed a six figure sum to tell the pregnant Duchess’s story, said she would need to learn to ‘take the heat’ … Read more

Soldier, 25, thrown out of the Army is jailed for four years for leaking sensitive military secrets

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A soldier has been jailed for four years for terrorism offences after leaking sensitive military information to international organisations, months after being fired from the role. Matthew Conroy, 25, from Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was convicted of emailing six confidential Army documents that could be used for ‘terrorist intent’ to a number of national and international … Read more

Blood tests for Covid-19 could be made ‘up to 100,000 times more sensitive’ by using nanodiamonds

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Tests for diseases such as Covid-19 and HIV could soon be upgraded to include nanodiamonds that improve their sensitivity by up to 100,000 times.   Besides the PCR swabs to spot Covid-19, hailed as the ‘gold standard’ for spotting coronavirus infection, other diagnostic methods are also being developed. They work in the same way to pregnancy … Read more

Security experts extract 75,000 ‘highly sensitive’ files from 100 USB drives sold on eBay

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Security experts extract 75,000 ‘highly sensitive’ files from 100 USB drives sold on eBay that could be used by hackers to blackmail sellers who did not properly wipe the devices Experts bought 100 USB drives on eBay and extracted 75,000 files from them  The devices held passwords, bank statements, internet history and more Researchers used publicly available … Read more

Experts say US’s coronavirus positivity rate is high because tests are ‘too sensitive’

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Up to 90 percent of people tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts, New York and Nevada in July carried barely any traces of the virus and it could be because today’s tests are ‘too sensitive’, experts say.  Health experts say PCR testing – the most widely used diagnostic test for COVID-19 in the US – are … Read more

Experts say US’s coronavirus positivity rate is high because tests are ‘too sensitive’

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Up to 90 percent of people tested for COVID-19 in Massachusetts, New York and Nevada in July carried barely any traces of the virus and it could be because today’s tests are ‘too sensitive’, experts say.  Health experts say PCR testing – the most widely used diagnostic test for COVID-19 in the US – are … Read more

Carol McGiffin slammed for saying those opposed to cat-calling are being ‘overly sensitive’

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Loose Women host Carol McGiffin has been slammed for saying those opposed to cat-calling are just being ‘overly sensitive’ on today’s show.  Following reports that street harassment has increased during lockdown, the panel discussed whether they would be offended if someone shouted something sexually suggestive at them on the street.  The broadcaster, 60, from London, said … Read more