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'No link' between mobile phone use and brain cancer Sep 04, 2024

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The World Health Organisation has revealed there is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. The Standard's health reporter Dan Keane joins us.

70,000 women analysed for menopausal symptoms in largest study of its kind. ZOE nutritionist Dr Federica Amati explains the research that was in collaboration with King's College London.

Plus, ‘Gifted’ dogs can remember names of toys for at least two years, study shows.

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Amazon launches AI-powered shopping assistant in the UK

Village for sale in Cornwall, England - but it’s smaller than you think

Critics blindsided after realising CGI monkey plays Robbie Williams in new biopic

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Stranded ISS astronauts & strange Starliner noises Sep 03, 2024

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Nasa is investigating a strange sonar-like pulsing noise reported coming from the hobbled Boeing Starliner spacecraft that’s left two Nasa astronauts marooned on the International Space Station. Blood stem cell lab breakthrough hope for leukaemia treatment.

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Helping grieving elephant pack his trunk to make new friends
$50 million funding for AI startups
How large sharks hunt & eat each other
What is ‘donut’ shape hidden in Earth’s core?

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Prostate cancer detection in 15 mins with dried blood test Sep 02, 2024

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A “breakthrough” non-invasive dried blood sample test has been developed at Aston University to detect prostate cancer in 15 minutes. Nasa discovers new Earth electric field ‘countering gravity’. Secret of strongman Eddie Hall’s power revealed in Loughborough University tests.

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Junk food risk to body ‘in just 3 weeks’
Free blood pressure checks at dentists and opticians
Did online bot army snap up Oasis gig tickets?
Titanic wreck: bronze statue discovered by robo-sub

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Professor Russell Foster (Brave New World preview) Aug 31, 2024

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On this preview of Brave New World….Is there such a thing as perfect sleep? Leading expert in circadian neuroscience from Oxford University, Professor Russell Foster, joins host Evgeny Lebedev, to explain the science behind nighttime slumber and why it's crucial to living our best lives awake.

The pair discuss everything from sleep hygiene, our circadian rhythm and body clocks, the impact of technology before bed and whether it actually affects us.

Listen to the full conversation on the Brave New World podcast here.

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Shoebox-sized Moon lab hunts for water Aug 30, 2024

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A tiny laboratory built in the UK is headed to the moon on a Nasa/Esa mission to hunt for frozen water - Dr Simeon Barber, a lunar research scientist at the Open University, explains how the device, called ProSPA, works. NatWest apologises after banking app goes down. Breast cancer drug ‘may slow child brain tumour growth’

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Over 1,700 mystery viruses found in melting ice
Shortfall in allergic Britons carrying adrenaline pens
Mega-diamond is world’s ‘second largest’

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Cancer vaccine hope using body’s defence cells Aug 29, 2024

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Scientists University of Southampton and Monash University in Australia are working on what’s described as a “breakthrough” cancer vaccine after discovering how the body’s immune system targets diseased cells. UN Secretary-General’s rising sea levels warning. ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet’s happy landings milestone.

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CoD Black Ops 6: release date and beta update
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after landing fail
Virtual research centre studies lab-grown meat
Hit weekend snooze button ‘to lower heart disease risk’

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Space junk: future risk to Earth revealed Aug 28, 2024

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Dr Ross Donaldson, from Herriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, on £2.5 million quantum telescope to seek and help destroy space junk. Klarna workforce cut as AI replaces human jobs. AI trained to help teachers mark homework.

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BMA demands actions to tackle child ‘vaping epidemic’.

Retro Barbie Phone to ‘support digital detox’

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Telegram messaging app founder arrest: latest Aug 27, 2024

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French prosecutors say Telegram boss Pavel Durov will remain in police custody as part of a cyber crime investigation. Portugal coast near Lisbon hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake. Swimmer competing at Paris Paralympics one year after losing leg in shark attack.

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Apple announces iPhone 16 ‘Glowtime’ launch event
Bran scans analysis to predict dementia risk
UK rocket tests: engineers probe “very unusual” fire
Micro-monsters lurking in Loch Ness

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World-first lung cancer vaccine given to UK patient Aug 23, 2024

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A new lung cancer vaccine has been tested on a UK patient for the first time.

BNT116 is designed to treat non-small cell lung cancer - also known as NSCLC - the most common form of the disease.

Professor Siow Ming Lee, consultant medical oncologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and chief investigator for the trial in the UK, tells Tech & Science Daily how it works, and why this could be game changing for lung cancer patients around the globe.

If you're in London docklands this weekend, we'll tell you why you may see a 2.5-ton block of ice suspended from a crane. Joshua Thomson from Australian physical theatre company Legs On The Wall, discusses their new performance THAW by and why they hope to highlight the impact of climate change.

Also in this episode:

SpaceX reveals date for first ever commercial spacewalk
Iceland volcano erupts again with huge plumes of lava visible from Reykjavik
Terrifying dinosaur discovered with 'distinctive eyebrows'

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Lecanemab: ‘Breakthrough’ Alzheimer's drug approved for UK use Aug 22, 2024

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A drug considered to be a ‘huge breakthrough’ for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, Lecanemab, has been approved for use in the UK - but it’s been announced that it won’t be available on the NHS in England.

David Thomas, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at Alzheimer’s Research UK, tells Tech & Science Daily why it’s a bittersweet moment for people living with dementia.

World-leading sleep expert and neuroscientist Professor Russell Foster from Oxford University, tells our sister podcast Brave New World, why napping is seen as controversial in the sleep science community. Listen to the full episode here.

Research suggests that the Moon’s south pole was once covered in an ocean of magma.

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Heartbreak as one half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies
UK heat-related deaths predicted to soar by end of century with 3C of warming
Young inventor of accessible device pitches idea to Paralympian Ellie Challis

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