Picture shows the vehicle of grandfather Antonio as it was found in Manzanilla, Spain, undated. They had been missing since Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, they were located on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, the grandfather was dead and the grandson died in the hospital after he was found. (Newsflash)

Boy Dies After 20 Hours Freezing And Alone In Car Alongside Body Of Dead Diabetic Grandad

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:December 19, 2022

The 22-month-old tot left freezing and trapped in a car with his dead grandfather after he suffered a diabetic attack has died. Doctors had fought for almost a week to…

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University professor and researcher Dr Axel Schambach poses in undated photo. His pioneering research at Hannover Medical School, Germany, aimed to cure hearing loss was rewarded with a grant. (Karin Kaiser, MHH/Newsflash)

German Researcher Gives Hope To Millions With New Gene Therapy To Tackle Hearing Loss

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 30, 2022

A researcher in Germany is hoping to cure millions of people affected by hearing loss with a new gene therapy. Over 430 million people around the world suffer from genetic…

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Picture shows the two sisters before surgery at Zhejiang University Children's Hospital in China, undated. The two were born with part of their abdomen connected. (Zhejiang University Children's Hospital/AsiaWire)

Conjoined Twins Separated After Miracle Op

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:November 8, 2022

Two conjoined twins were successfully separated after undergoing surgery in a hospital in eastern China. Picture shows the conjoined twins after birth, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. They were delivered by…

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Physicist Dr Larysa Baraban, poses in undated photo. She was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to continue developing bio-nanosensors for medical diagnostics at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, in Dresden, Germany. (HZDR/Newsflash)

Immunotherapy Chip Could Create Customised Cures

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 8, 2022

A researcher developing a miracle microchip that can identify cancer cells and predict how they will act has been awarded a EUR 2 million grant to develop the tech. The…

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Professor Dr Tillman Krueger poses, undated photo. He showed that botulinum toxin injections not only affect muscles, but also the emotional control center in the brain. (Karin Kaiser, MHH/Newsflash)

Botox Jabs Can Fight Depression, Says Study

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 6, 2022

Botox jabs to smooth wrinkled foreheads can lift depression and even control dangerous mood swings, a new study in Germany has revealed. The neurotoxin botulinum toxin (BTX) - commonly known…

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Picture shows one of the malnourished dogs at an animal in Almeria, Spain, undated. (Newsflash)

Scores Of Starving Tick-Ridden Dogs Saved From Gruesome Abandoned Shelter

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:September 26, 2022

Cops in Spain are investigating an abandoned animal shelter after 66 malnourished, tick-infested dogs were found there, along with the bones and carcasses of others. Spain's Guardia Civil (Civil Guard)…

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Photo shows Mapocho River, in Santiago, Chile, undated. Researchers were testing the ability of the cholera-causing bacteria to survive in water but ended up detecting two new pathogen inhibitors. (Newsflash)

Bacteria For New Antibiotics Found In River In Chile

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:September 7, 2022

Scientists have discovered two bacteria with great antibiotic potential in a river in Chile. The breakthrough comes as the search for new bacteria to develop antibiotics is one of humankind’s…

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Carlotta Grippaldi poses in an undated photo. Grippaldi, 27, from Turin, Italy, died after she was struck by a shutter while on vacation in Briancon, France, on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. (@carlotta.grippaldi/Newsflash)

Pretty Holidaymaker Aged 27 Dies In France After Being Hit By Falling Shutter

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 19, 2022

A 27-year-old Italian holidaymaker has been killed in France after she was hit by a falling shutter while going to a restaurant with a friend. Carlotta Grippaldi, 27, from Turin,…

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Picture shows the University of Hamburg in an undated photo. Scientist at the University have detected microplastics in human liver tissue for the first time (Newsflash)

Microplastics Detected In Human Liver Tissue For First Time

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:August 7, 2022

Scientists in Germany have detected microplastic particles in human liver samples for the first time. Researchers at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf took liver, kidney and spleen samples from six…

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Veterinarian's health checking the bears in Vet Hospital at Perth Zoo, Australia. (Perth Zoo/Newsflash)

Rare Sun Bears That Were Rescued From Animal Traffickers Who Poached Them As Cubs Get Health Checkup

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:July 5, 2022

This heartwarming footage shows how two rare bears that were poached as cubs by animal traffickers were given a thorough health checkup. The images show one of the bears being…

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