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Cells from pregnancy used to grow mini organs

Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb - an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine.

Miniorgans, or " organoids," are tiny simplified structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how the real organs they mimic work, whether they are healthy or diseased.

Study: Consistent Lack of Sleep linked to Future Depressive Symptoms

According to a new genetic study headed by UCL (University College London) experts, sleeping less than five hours per night may increase the risk of getting depressive symptoms.Historically, poor sleep has been seen as a side effect of mental ill health, but this study found that the link between sleep and mental illness is more complex.The study, published in the journal Translational Psychiat

Dramatic warning: This is just the beginning - what's coming is terrifying

This was stated by Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science at University College London.
"This is just the beginning. This is what the climate system can do with just 1.2 degrees Celsius of warming. Current global policies are putting us at 2.7 degrees Celsius by 2100. That's really scary," Lewis warned, reports Sky News.

Istanbul Bilgi University to host archaeology professor

CAMMA "Thursday Talks," organized by Istanbul Bilgi University Cultural Management Master Program (CAMMA) and Cultural Policy and Management Research Center (KPY), will host Professor Ian Hodder, the former director of the Çatalhöyük Research Project and a pioneer of post-processualism theory in archaeology, on June 2.

Greek behind early vaccine technology ‘happy’ his work is ‘helping humanity,’ he tells Kathimerini

Gregory Gregoriadis, an 86-year-old Greek scientist, was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab at a UK medical center in Northwood, Middlesex just a few days ago.

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