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Rochelle Travers and Rachelle Abbott

Thousands with Type 1 diabetes to receive 'artificial pancreas': Tech & Science Daily podcast

Thousands of adults and children with Type 1 diabetes in England are to receive an 'artificial pancreas' in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS.

The "ground-breaking" device - called a Hybrid Closed Loop System - continually monitors a person's blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump.

The system works via an app on a person’s phone and removes the need to draw blood with a finger prick test, or manually inject insulin for some users.

Later this month, the NHS will start contacting adults and children who could benefit from the system, but bosses have warned it could take five years before everyone eligible has had the opportunity to have one.

TikTok launches a new feed dedicated to science, technology, engineering and mathematics to engage young people in the fields. Starting in the UK and Ireland today the feed, exclusive to videos exploring STEM topics, will be available to users of the platform alongside the For You page.

Google is to delete billions of records from Incognito tracking and submit to restrictions on its power to track users, under the terms of a proposed legal settlement.

The deal aims to resolve a class action lawsuit brought in the US in 2020, which had accused the tech giant of invading people's privacy by collecting user data even when they were browsing in "private mode".

Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company fell by more than 20% on Monday - less than a week after it began publicly trading.

The drop comes after Trump Media & Technology Group reported it had lost nearly $60m last year while only bringing in around $4m in revenue.

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A protein found in water bears is shown to slow down human ageing, a study aims to break the link between brain injury and depression, and police to search deleted social media of a woman accused of mushroom poisoning deaths.

Plus, why scientists say seagulls deserve more credit from us.

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