A new leukaemia drug produced ‘very promising results’ in a trial, scientists have said. A team from Great Ormond Street Hospital tested the CAR-T cell therapy ‘CAT-19 CAR’ in 14 acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) sufferers. CAR-T cell therapies involve taking white blood cells from a patient’s body and engineering them to destroy specific tumours. The patients … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Filta rockets as it turns from fryers to coronavirus sanitisers designed to protect surfaces for a month By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 16:09 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 16:19 BST, 7 May 2020 Filta rocketed 80 per cent to 111.6p after swapping de-greasing kitchen equipment to launch … Read more
Rapid coronavirus mouth swab test produces results in MINUTES and analyzes up to 22 samples at once Michigan State University has developed a rapid coronavirus test It produces results in just five to seven minutes and analyzes 22 samples at once The new test uses a mouth swab instead of the invasive nose swab The … Read more
Butter produces three-and-a-half times more greenhouse gases than margarine – and burping and farting cows are to blame Experts analysed the carbon footprint of 21 butters and 212 non-dairy spreads They found that the dairy products had greater climate, land and water impacts Cattle were responsible for the most significant proportion of emissions Cows release methane, a … Read more
Aping your eco-hero Greta Thunberg, you’ve just had an exhausting but morally uplifting day out protesting to save the planet. Naturally, you’ve spent a lot of time on your phone, checking what other protesters have been doing and sharing photos on Instagram. After all that chanting and placard-waving, you decide to put your feet up … Read more
Car tyres could be doing more damage to our health than the fumes from exhaust pipes, according to the results from a new test. Measurements found that 5.8 grams per kilometre of harmful particles are emitted by tyres as they wear when a car is being driven. That compares to 4.5 milligrams per kilometer produced from … Read more