Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days, potentially turning the tide on diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia

A new experimental drug has confounded scientists after it appeared to reverse age-related cognitive decline in mice seemingly overnight. The research has far-reaching implications for a number of degenerative disease treatments.

Drug reverses age-related cognitive decline within days, potentially turning the tide on diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia
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Criminal organizations set to target Covid-19 vaccines, Interpol warns

 Criminal organizations set to target Covid-19 vaccines, Interpol warns
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Interpol has warned that criminals are planning to “infiltrate or disrupt supply chains” and ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:38:21 +0000

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to organizing unauthorized assembly

 Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to organizing unauthorized assembly
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Activist Joshua Wong was jailed for 13-and-a-half months on Wednesday by a Hong Kong ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:45:29 +0000

Birth control for men? Scientists discover how to spot ‘winning' sperm in breakthrough for non-hormonal male contraceptives

 Birth control for men? Scientists discover how to spot ‘winning' sperm in breakthrough for non-hormonal male contraceptives
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Researchers have discovered how to spot a winner among the millions of sperm racing ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:29:20 +0000

Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in ‘world first', but some people aren't convinced

 Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in ‘world first', but some people aren't convinced
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The Singapore Food Agency is the first regulatory body to approve the sale of ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:20:19 +0000

US State Dept says China hit ‘new low' with doctored image of Australian soldier

 US State Dept says China hit ‘new low' with doctored image of Australian soldier
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The United States has called China's use of a digitally manipulated image of an ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:06:29 +0000

It's not censorship, it's ‘positive change': Red Cross chief says social media should promote ‘the right information' on vaccines

 It's not censorship, it's ‘positive change': Red Cross chief says social media should promote ‘the right information' on vaccines
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With the Red Cross warning governments to clamp down on a “second pandemic” of ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 04:29:18 +0000

Netanyahu's rival says PM ‘only working to save himself from trial' as country might hold FOURTH election in 2 years

 Netanyahu's rival says PM ‘only working to save himself from trial' as country might hold FOURTH election in 2 years
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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said his party will back a bill to dissolve ...
  • Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:34:41 +0000

‘Seems to be fake news': Iran's foreign ministry denies that senior IRGC commander was killed in drone strike on Iraq-Syria border

 ‘Seems to be fake news': Iran's foreign ministry denies that senior IRGC commander was killed in drone strike on Iraq-Syria border
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Iran's foreign ministry has apparently denied reports that a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:27:15 +0000

Scientists identify gene responsible for aging in potential leap forward for regenerative medicine

 Scientists identify gene responsible for aging in potential leap forward for regenerative medicine
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Researchers have identified the process that causes the skin and other human organs to ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:26:07 +0000

Trier car-ramming apparently was ‘on purpose,' officials say, as 4, including child, confirmed dead

 Trier car-ramming apparently was ‘on purpose,' officials say, as 4, including child, confirmed dead
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Police have confirmed four deaths in Trier, Germany after a car plowed into a ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:16:29 +0000

South Korea passes ‘BTS law,' allowing K-pop megastars to postpone military service

 South Korea passes ‘BTS law,' allowing K-pop megastars to postpone military service
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South Korea's National Assembly has passed a bill, dubbed the ‘BTS law' in honor ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:02:36 +0000

Genetic manipulation: HIV-like virus edited out of primate GENOME in major advance towards winning war on AIDS

 Genetic manipulation: HIV-like virus edited out of primate GENOME in major advance towards winning war on AIDS
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Researchers have made a major breakthrough in treating and possibly eventually curing HIV, by ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:46:24 +0000

‘Not useful': Iranian govt speaks out against its parliament backing an end to international inspections of nuclear sites

 ‘Not useful': Iranian govt speaks out against its parliament backing an end to international inspections of nuclear sites
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The national parliament of Iran on Tuesday approved a bill demanding the suspension of ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:32:27 +0000

Brussels lockdown orgy: Hungarian EU lawmaker and diplomats among 25 men busted by police during ‘gang bang'

 Brussels lockdown orgy: Hungarian EU lawmaker and diplomats among 25 men busted by police during ‘gang bang'
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A member of the European Parliament and several diplomats were caught by police at ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:05:37 +0000

Portuguese restaurant owners hold HUNGER STRIKE in front of parliament, as Covid lockdown cripples hospitality sector

 Portuguese restaurant owners hold HUNGER STRIKE in front of parliament, as Covid lockdown cripples hospitality sector
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Restaurant, bar, and nightclub owners staged a protest against the Portuguese government and its ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:33:21 +0000

China lands spacecraft on the Moon in mission to retrieve lunar rocks – state media

 China lands spacecraft on the Moon in mission to retrieve lunar rocks – state media
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China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon in a mission to retrieve ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:27:03 +0000

Heavily-armed bank robbers launch ‘MAJOR ASSAULT' on city in Brazil, before locals swoop in to pick up leftover cash (VIDEOS)

 Heavily-armed bank robbers launch ‘MAJOR ASSAULT' on city in Brazil, before locals swoop in to pick up leftover cash (VIDEOS)
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A gang of armed thieves laid siege to a Brazilian city and assaulted banks ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:23:08 +0000

France threatens to seek EU-level response if hit by US sanctions over its digital tax on tech giants

 France threatens to seek EU-level response if hit by US sanctions over its digital tax on tech giants
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France's finance minister has vowed it won't back down in the face of looming ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:56:35 +0000

Iran ‘aggressively' challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for ‘unrelenting pressure' on Tehran

 Iran ‘aggressively' challenging regional security, Bahrain claims, calls for ‘unrelenting pressure' on Tehran
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Bahrain's foreign minister has condemned what he termed Tehran's heightened interference and aggression in ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:54:09 +0000

Berlin warns against ‘rash actions' in Afghanistan, says further troop withdrawal must be linked with peace talks

 Berlin warns against ‘rash actions' in Afghanistan, says further troop withdrawal must be linked with peace talks
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The German foreign minister has called on the NATO alliance to carefully consider the ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:41:25 +0000

€100 million Covid hospital opened in Madrid amid union protests over lack of staff

 €100 million Covid hospital opened in Madrid amid union protests over lack of staff
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Spain's Madrid region has opened a new hospital to treat Covid-19 patients which cost ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:35:54 +0000

The more the merrier? Philippines orders Covid-19 vaccines from FOUR different countries

 The more the merrier? Philippines orders Covid-19 vaccines from FOUR different countries
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As nations around the world begin lining up for the roll-out of a range ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:09:12 +0000

Phallic statue in Bavarian mountains vanishes… just like mysterious Utah monolith

 Phallic statue in Bavarian mountains vanishes… just like mysterious Utah monolith
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German police have launched a probe into the disappearance of a famous phallus-shaped statue ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:41:39 +0000

At least two killed, several injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEO)

 At least two killed, several injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEO)
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At least two people were killed and several others injured in an incident in ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:35:56 +0000

Pfizer and BioNTech apply to European regulator to allow emergency use of their vaccine

 Pfizer and BioNTech apply to European regulator to allow emergency use of their vaccine
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Pfizer and BioNTech have made a formal application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:00:49 +0000

Mars colony game changer: New technology can extract water and fuel from salty water

 Mars colony game changer: New technology can extract water and fuel from salty water
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Researchers have developed a new system to separate salty water into both breathable air ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:56:06 +0000

Police raid homes in three states as Germany bans far-right group that wanted to re-establish Nazi dictatorship

 Police raid homes in three states as Germany bans far-right group that wanted to re-establish Nazi dictatorship
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The German interior ministry has announced the banning of right-wing extremist group Wolfsbrigade 44 ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:30:50 +0000

Dutch turnabout: Face masks become mandatory in Netherlands as new restrictions go into effect

 Dutch turnabout: Face masks become mandatory in Netherlands as new restrictions go into effect
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Wearing face masks in all public buildings and shops has become compulsory in the ...
  • Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:29:44 +0000