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Prison installs landline phones in every cell

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Prison installs landline phones in every cell so inmates can call helpline if they feel depressed in a bid to cut suicide rates La Moye prison In Jersey has installed landline telephones in every cell   Inmates can call a suicide prevention helpline staffed by fellow prisoners Each on-shift ‘listener’ has been on a ten-week … Read more

British scientists say they’re on the cusp of curing blindness with stem cell treatment

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Scientists on the cusp of curing blindness with pioneering treatment that injects stem cells into the back of patients’ eyeballs British firm reported early success with procedure that repairs damaged retina Treatment involves growing billions of ‘progenitor’ stem cells in a laboratory Have the ability to transform themselves into other types of cell There is … Read more