Experts have developed a breakthrough test for ectopic pregnancies which could help thousands of women. The condition occurs when a foetus develops outside the womb.
The special blood test can check for abnormalities when a women is just a few weeks pregnant. for more click here
Scientists have produced a “polypill” which they say could save 100,000 lives a year among the over-55s.
They believe that the tablets - which contain a cholesterol-busting statin, three medicines to lower blood pressure, and folic acid - could prevent four-fifths of heart attacks and strokes. for more click here
ITV chairman Michael Grade and BBC director-general Mark Thompson will this week unveil the broadcasters’ long-awaited free-to-air satellite service. for more click here
Oxygen-starved waters are expanding in the Pacific and Atlantic as ocean temperatures increase with global warming, threatening fisheries and other marine life, a study published today concludes. for more click here
It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard say they have discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up.
The finding proves what until now had only been theory - but could save millions from the tedium of waiting for a computer to find its “place,” the researchers said. for more click here
The Irish Government is learning from Edinburgh scientists about research and development into biofuel.
Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre has hosted an official visit by Micheál Martin, Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. for more click here
In the more than a century since ‘perfect’ platinum-iridium cylinders were first used as the world’s kilogram standards, their weights have mysteriously fluctuated.for more click here
Cancer researchers are hailing an Australian medical breakthrough that slows the growth of tumours.
Researchers based at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research have discovered a gene that can reverse angiogenesis - the growth of blood vessels inside a tumour. for more click here
With India and Pakistan both holding arsenals of nuclear weapons, and the two nations locked in seemingly endless hostility over disputed Kashmir, a team of U.S. experts warns that even a limited nuclear war between them could cause a near-global threat to the Earth’s atmosphere and the human life it protects. for more click here
Astronomers have discovered a distant “twin” solar system which looks very similar to our own.
So far researchers have identified two planets very similar to Jupiter and Saturn, which orbit a star about half the size of the Sun around 5,000 light-years away. for more click here