Weed culture

In England and Wales, 30 per cent, around 10 million adults, 16 to 64 have tried the drug at least once, according to the annual crime survey. Cannabis is classified as a Class B or middle risk substance, as around the world or “420” – Cannabis users will be lighting up to celebrate “weed culture”…

Welsh scientist on the forefront of Stem cell cure for blindness

Tests on three American blind patients – two men and a woman- who were legally blind produced exciting results according to Olav Hellebo, CEO of UK bio-tech Firm ReNeuron in Bridgend ,Wales. Before the procedure the three could read only the largest group of letter on a special eye test chart, as they had retinitis…

Dogs cleaner than men with beards

Men with beards harbour more germs in their whiskers than dogs carry on their fur according to Professor Andreas Gutzeit of Switzerland’s Hirslanden Clinic. In the study scientist wanted to discover if there was a risk that humans might pick up a dog-borne disease from an MRI scanner that was alsao used for examinations by…

We are what we eat

Our diet is putting 11 million people into an early grave each year, according to an influential study by Lancet. Our daily diet is a bigger killer than smoking and is now involved in one in five deaths around the world. Too much Salt and too few whole grains – shortened the highest number of…

Fire fighting drones are here

A drone weighing abut 121lbs (55kg) tethered to the ground with a hose, that can wash buildings and fight fires is being developed in Latvia. The  Aerones Drone company says it can clean buildings 20 times faster than human beings and fly higher than firefighter ladders can reach. With the advent of 5G mobile connectivity…

DeepMind’s AI unit more accurate than doctors for spotting eye diseases

Google’s artificial intelligence business  “DeepMind” is planning clinical trials of technology that can help diagnose eye disease more accurately than human doctors. In February 2018, DeepMind had developed AI technology that could analyse 3D retinal scans for signs of serious glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy after striking a partnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.  …

Mouse and drainage issues at BBC

BBC’s new £1.04bn refurbishment with glass ceiling  is all but visible, which induces a sense of drama and urgency into the building and extending its HQ in Upper Regent Street, central London,  has a sewage problem according to staff, as foul drains smell is spreading across the floor of the Broadcasting House, through its vast…

Man died as he charged his iPhone in the bath

A 32-year-old man was fatally electrocuted after charging his iPhone while taking a bath, on December 11, 2016, Ealing London. His wife discovered im with severe burns to his chest, arm and hand. He is believed to have plugged the charger into an extension cord from a nearby corridor and placed the phone on his…

Baby products with formaldehyde

Johnson and Johnson confirmed  they will remove hidden formaldehyde specially quaternium-15, from their baby products like baby shampoo and baby washes. Formaldehyde  released from quaternium-15 is hidden ingredient like “DMDM hydantoin”, and “1, 4 dioxane” which is hidden in the listed ingredients like fragrance. They have been under constant pressure from public and groups like EWG.…