A ‘blower’ that sends hot air into the nose could treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The technique — which has also recently been used to treat patients with Covid-19 — was found to improve breathlessness and other symptoms of COPD by 50 per cent in some patients, according to a new study. COPD … Read more
How to clean your oven while you SLEEP: Mum-of-two shares her simple ‘game changing’ technique – and you only need four ingredients Mum-of-two Chantel Mila shared how she deep cleans her oven while she sleeps Chantel said you only need some baking soda, dish soap, water and vinegar This works because baking soda is alkaline, so … Read more
Vogue Williams demonstrated the lifesaving stop, drop and roll fire safety technique on Steph’s Packed Lunch on Wednesday. As part of a discussion about keeping children safe this Halloween, mother-of-two Vogue, 35, showed viewers how to Stop, Drop and Roll to put out flames on clothing. The star looked undeniably stylish in a vibrant pink … Read more
Test can diagnose coronavirus in just 30 minutes by analysing urine, blood or saliva samples is developed by scientists Method known as reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification Has been previously used to detect viruses such as Zika and Ebola Method involves looking for genetic material, or RNA, of the coronavirus in the test samples Here’s how … Read more
‘Super-grippy’ sole developed using a Japanese paper-cutting technique known as kirigami could make shoes better suited to walking on ice Kirigami is an origami-like paper art which uses cutting in addition to folding US Experts created kirigami sheets that have spikes that pop out when stretched In tests, sheets increased friction on ice by 20–35% when … Read more
A woman has given birth to a ‘three-parent baby’ in the first ever clinical trial to test the controversial procedure. The 32-year-old Greek woman had four failed IVF attempts before she heard about the trial by Spanish doctors. The Barcelona-based team used a technique called maternal spindle transfer (MST) to put DNA from one of her … Read more
Scientists in Japan develop a new technique to reverse balding by transplanting a special kind of hair follicle cell into a patient’s scalp Scientists in Tokyo conducted a study on a new technique to reverse balding It involved taking cell samples from hair follicles in the back of the head The cells were processed and … Read more