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Dundee GP practice trials robot to assist with patient health checks
A 3ft-tall robot named Teme is being trialled at a Dundee GP practice to perform routine health checks like blood pressure and weight monit…
Chesterfield baby Rory Potter recovers after world-first skull surgery
One-year-old Rory Potter from Derbyshire has recovered well after becoming the first baby in the world to receive a new type of spring-base…
Chesterfield baby Rory Potter recovers after world-first surgery for rare skull condition
One-year-old Rory Potter from Chesterfield has recovered well after becoming the first patient to receive a new type of spring-based surger…
Oxford-based Zero Petroleum develops synthetic jet fuel using green hydrogen
Zero Petroleum has successfully produced a synthetic replica of Jet A-1 fuel by combining green hydrogen with carbon dioxide at its facilit…
Shetland's SaxaVord Spaceport receives £30m government investment
The UK government is investing £30m into the SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, which will unlock a further £30m in private funding to build two a…
Palaeontologist Dorothea Bate honoured with blue plaque at Natural History Museum
Born in Carmarthen in 1878, Dorothea Bate taught herself palaeontology before becoming one of the first women employed by the Natural Histo…
Eleven-year-old Alyssa Ferrie starts high school after pioneering heart valve procedure
Alyssa Ferrie from Bargeddie has become one of the first children in Scotland to receive a self-expanding VenusP valve through a minimally …
British startup develops battery powered by soil microbes
A British startup called Bactery has created a battery that generates electricity using naturally occurring microbes found in soil. This te…
Network Rail uses thermal imaging helicopters to identify track faults before storms
Network Rail is using upgraded thermal imaging technology on its helicopters to spot infrastructure faults and vegetation hazards across th…
Chelmsford Museum's taxidermy bear helps develop new methods to tackle wildlife crime
Forensic science graduate Hayden Leigh is using hair samples from a 120-year-old museum bear named Boris to refine techniques for identifyi…
NHS trial tests Alzheimer’s drug on healthy adults to prevent symptoms
A new international trial is recruiting healthy adults aged 55 to 80 to test if the drug Trontinemab can prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s b…
NHS trial to test if experimental drug can prevent Alzheimer’s in people without symptoms
The Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS foundation trust is recruiting participants aged 55 to 80 for an international trial of the drug Tro…