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Researchers develop new method based on magnetoactive polymers to study cell behavior

Scientists from 4D-BIOMAP, an ERC research project at the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), have developed a new experimental method, based on magnetoactive polymers, to study cell behavior. These compounds, which consist of a polymeric matrix (e.g., an elastomer) that contains magnetic particles (e.g., iron), react mechanically by changing their shape and stiffness. This …

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The Queensland mother talks about giving birth to twins while in a coma

A Queensland mother who gave birth to her triplets while in a coma has described the ordeal, thanking the nurses and doctors who saved her life and her babies. Mother Leonie Fitzgerald was diagnosed with the rare but extremely dangerous eclampsia of pregnancy when she suffered a seizure while at Mater Hospital in Brisbane. Her …

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5SOS star Ashton Irwin was taken to hospital after an emergency in the middle of the show

5SOS drummer Ashton Irwin has been rushed off-stage and taken to hospital after suffering “intense” symptoms in the middle of the performance. Five Seconds of Summer stopped halfway through its set during a concert in Woodlands, Texas, Monday after drummer Ashton Irwin experienced “symptoms of a stroke” caused by heat exhaustion. According to TikTok fans, …

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Three people arrested after 46 migrants were found dead inside a truck in Texas

Three people have been arrested after more than 40 bodies of migrants were found dead in a truck in Texas. Authorities are currently at the scene in southwestern San Antonio, where a truck with 46 people dead inside was found, fire chief Charles Hood confirmed. Sixteen people who were found alive, including 12 adults and …

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Australia News LIVE: Census 2021 results released; chaos in Sydney for commuters amid rail industrial action, protests from Blockade Australia

A senior Labor minister says talks on improving reproductive health in Australia should continue after the repeal of Roe v Wade in the United States. Tanya Plibersek, who was the spokeswoman for the women’s opposition before last month’s election, told ABC RN Breakfast that we needed to have a “holistic view” of women’s reproductive health. …

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Queensland in the midst of the new wave of COVID-19, warns health director John Gerrard

Queensland has reported 25 flu-related deaths so far this year and health director John Gerrard warns that a third wave of COVID-19 is also affecting the state. Key points: Queensland has recorded 1,199 deaths from COVID Queensland’s free flu vaccination program for over-six-month-olds ended Thursday Nearly 30,000 Queensland residents have been diagnosed with the flu …

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