Midfielder brings forward retirement decision Kirby: ‘I didn’t ever want this day to come’ Fran Kirby has announced her retirement from international football with immediate effect, after learning that she will not be part of Sarina Wiegman’s squad for the European Championship this summer. In interviews with the BBC and...
Magnetic 3D-printed pen could help diagnose people with Parkinson’s
Study utilises handwriting-generated electrical signal to measure tremor in tandem with AI machine learning It won’t be much good for taking down notes, but a 3D-printed pen filled with magnetic ink could help identify people with Parkinson’s disease, a small pilot study suggests. More than 10 million people worldwide are...
Younger generations less likely to have dementia, study suggests
Researchers say people born more recently, particularly women, have lower risk at same age as their grandparents People born more recently are less likely to have dementia at any given age than earlier generations, research suggests, with the trend more pronounced in women. According to the World Health Organization, in...
Aliens, asteroid mining … and Mars births? Royal Society envisions next 50 years in space
UK needs a ‘clear national ambition’ to avoid missing out as science changes rapidly, Space: 2075 report warns Humanity must prepare for a sweeping revolution as nations and companies gear up to build moon bases, space stations and orbiting factories, and uncover evidence – if evidence is out there –...