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How stress can impact hypertension and how to lower it

Christmas is a joyous time for family and friends to get together and share delicious meals and memories. Christmas can, for some, also be...

Vision-restoring brain implants spell breakthrough

Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building an implant that bypasses the eyes and allows monkeys to perceive...

Bank of England criticized for losing track of £50b of banknotes

It is known throughout the world as a byword for security. But the Bank of England (BoE) is evidently a tad unclear on the...

Cost of pandemic on world’s poorest countries revealed

More than 32 million of the world’s poorest people face being pulled back into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, leading UN economists said on...

Can we make bones heal faster?

A new paper in Science Advances describes for the first time how minerals come together at the molecular level to form bones and other hard tissues,...

Oil prices jump after OPEC+ inks supply compromise

Oil prices jumped around 2% on Friday, heading for a fifth week of gains, as major producers agreed on a compromise to continue some...

Future Zoom users will be able to smell virtual coffee

People in video meetings will, in future, be able to feel their hands being shaken and smell coffee in their virtual space, the founder...

Amid ‘unprecedented’ needs, UNICEF asks for $6.4b to help 190m children

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to reach more than 190 million children affected by humanitarian crises amidst...

Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch

Instead of inserting a card or scanning a smartphone to make a payment, what if you could simply touch the machine with your finger?

World Bank ‘missed vital opportunities’ to support COVID response: Oxfam

Millions of people in low-income countries have been forced to go without health care or have had to pay for it during the coronavirus...

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