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Man paralysed and needs 24-hour care after catching mild flu as toddler

Timothy Bingham was two years old when he had a mild flu-like illness which left him unable to walk

The Independent UK

Scientists unlock secret behind rare disease where flu can cause paralysis

One family said that the discovery offers hope.

Evening Standard

Get earplugs – and never remove wax at home: 16 ways to protect your hearing, chosen by audiologists

Turn the volume down, don’t use cotton buds and get your hearing tested before it’s too late. Here’s what experts recommend to keep your ears healthy

The Guardian - UK

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Watch: Pep Guardiola gives passionate speech on ‘pain’ of Gaza war

Pep Guardiola delivered an emotional speech about the ‘painful’ war in Gaza whilst accepting an honorary degree from the University of Manchester.

The Independent UK

Guardiola picks up another honor in Manchester. This one is from its university

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Manchester to recognize his contribution on and off the field since joining the club in 2016

The Independent UK

Are we seeing the end of the UK's political duopoly?

Labour and the Conservatives have had a stranglehold on political power for decades — but as Reform UK's victory in last week's election shows, this now appears to changing.

Euronews

A killer fungus is forecast to spread to the UK – Here is everything we know so far

A new study from researchers at The University of Manchester has found that the risk of fungal infection in Europe has increased

Evening Standard

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Britain has one of most difficult voter registration processes, report finds

UK system makes it a ‘real outlier’ among liberal democracies, according to study examining 62 countries

The Guardian - UK

Labour seats set to suffer worst economic impact of welfare reforms – study

MPs have been urged to consider the wider impact of changes to eligibility requirements for the personal independence payment.

The Independent UK

GPs in poor parts of England are paid £5,500 less a year than in wealthy areas, study finds

Report analysed data from more than 8,500 GPs between 2015 and 2021

The Guardian - UK

The hour of the day when asthma inhalers could be most effective

The research is the first to highlight the importance of coordinating asthma treatment with the body's natural circadian rhythms

The Independent UK

Changing time of day for taking asthma medication could improve symptoms – study

A dose from a preventer inhaler between 3pm and 4pm appeared to help improve symptoms.

Evening Standard

UK populists mix faith and politics with parroting of ‘Judeo-Christian values’

Rightwingers in Britain are beguiled by the potential of religious rhetoric after its use by Trump and Vance in the US

The Guardian - UK

Breakthrough could transform eye condition screening for children with arthritis

The finding could reduce the need for unnecessary medication and screening appointments in those deemed low risk for uveitis.

The Independent UK

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Space

Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact site

The moon has been bombarded by asteroids and comets for more than 4.32 billion years.

The Independent UK

Researchers investigating if drugs can be repurposed to combat dementia

Developing new medications for diseases like Alzheimer’s can be very expensive, and take a long time.

The Guardian - UK

Dental health benefits of fluoride in water may have declined, study finds

Researchers say wider use of fluoride toothpaste means practice now has less of a role in reducing tooth decay

Inverse

20 Years Ago, Two Physicists Made A Groundbreaking Discovery That Changed Technology Forever

Has graphene been a resounding success or a damp squib? As is so often the case, the reality is somewhere in between.

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The Conversation

Graphene at 20: still no sign of the promised space elevator, but here’s how this wonder material is quietly changing the world

Twenty years ago this October, two physicists at the University of Manchester, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, published a groundbreaking paper on the “electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films”. Their work described the extraordinary electronic properties of graphene, a crystalline form of carbon equivalent to a single layer…

The Independent UK

Warning more than 39m could die from antibiotic-resistant infections

AMR occurs when bacteria and diseases evolve to no longer respond to drugs designed to treat the infection

The Independent UK

Mummified crocodile’s gut scan sheds light on ancient Egyptian sacrifice ritual

Reptile had just eaten a fish before it was captured and killed as offering to crocodile god Sobek, scientists say

The Guardian - UK

‘Homesickness can hit any time’: how to cope with loneliness at university

It’s natural to miss friends and family when studying away from home, but thankfully there are many formal and informal support networks you can tap into to get over that hump

LiveScience

This robot could leap higher than the Statue of Liberty — if we ever build it properly

Engineers say they have created a design for a robot capable of jumping 400 feet into the air — and it could one day be heading for space.

The Independent UK

NHS patients’ data still exposed in ‘honeypot for hackers’ after ‘failing to act’ on cyber attack warnings

Exclusive: Federation of Clinical Registries warns new system still exposes patients’ private records to further criminal hacks

The Guardian - UK

University of Bolton’s proposed name change triggers legal feud with rivals

Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks

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