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Northern Ireland animal welfare report launched
The report includes tougher sentencing for those convicted of animal cruelty. Department of Justice and DARD publish 68 recommendations Launched...
RSPCA makes changes to its prosecutions
The charity agreed to change its policy on red coat hunts following Wooler’s report. Progress report released 18 months on...
Can a leopard change its spots?
The team discovered they could manipulate cells to change their natural appearance and behaviour. Perhaps in the lab, researchers say...
Ebola study reveals long-term health effects
During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa more than 28,600 people were infected, of which 11,300 died, leaving 17,000 survivors....
Ebola nurse back in hospital
The nurse was treated at the hospital twice in 2015, after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone the previous year. Admitted...
WHO advise against international control of ketamine
Ketamine is often the only anaesthetic agent available in most developing countries and is also used for pain management. Committee...
Study ‘strengthens’ association between Zika and birth defects
The study found the Zika virus genome in amniotic fluid samples of two pregnant women in Brazil. Researchers find Zika...
Cancer trials yield ‘exciting’ early results
A healthy human T-cell. Therapy uses the body’s immune cells to fight cancer A therapy that ‘reprograms’ the body’s...
Bacteria can ‘see’ like an eyeball, study finds
Colonies of synechocystis bacteria. Scientists discover how cells can perceive light sources Bacterial cells are able to ‘see’ the...
Researchers discover new Lyme disease bacteria
Just like the current strain of bacteria, borrelia mayonii passes to humans through the bite of an infected tick. Organism...