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VR to help spinal-injured people re-learn how to move 0
- HEALTH
- September 16, 2020
VR rehabilitation: An innovative Curtin University research project that uses an interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation or ‘serious game’ to improve upper limb function in people with spinal cord injuries has been boosted by funding from the Insurance Commission. The immersive VR rehabilitation program, which uses cooking a virtual steak as a functional rehabilitation
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Strict office security is keeping people away from their desk 0
- BUSINESS
- September 4, 2020
A-list supporters helped War Child smash its original £300,000 coronavirus fundraising target, raising £500,000 for children whose lives have been torn apart by war and the pandemic, the charity said. In six weeks, 87 high-profile figures from the arts and entertainment industries donated more than 100 prizes or experiences which were then auctioned off as part of
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Coronavirus: Return to schools ‘good day for young people’0
- BUSINESS
- September 1, 2020
Image copyright STEPHEN DAVISON Image caption More than 300,000 children and young people will return to the classroom on Tuesday Almost all schools in Northern Ireland will open fully to pupils on Tuesday for the first time since mid-March. More than 300,000 children and young people will return to the classroom. Education Minister Peter Weir
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Coronavirus live news: Russia to start vaccine trials on 40,000 people; Europe reporting 26,000 new cases a day | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- August 20, 2020
With coronavirus cases surging and less than two weeks of the school holidays left, parents, teachers and opposition politicians in Spain are angry and critical about the government’s plans for reopening classrooms. Latest government data showed daily infections peaked at 7,609 on Friday – the highest level since late March – before dropping to 3,715
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Asian Brits are up to FIVE times more likely to catch coronavirus than white people 0
- BUSINESS
- August 18, 2020
Asian people are up to five times more likely to catch the coronavirus than white people, according to data from a government-run surveillance scheme. An Office for National Statistics (ONS) report released today revealed seven out of 1,510 Brits identifying as Asian swabbed positive for Covid-19 — a rate of around 0.46 per cent. For
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I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Winking red supergiants sneezing hot gas 650 light years away • The Register 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 13, 2020
The light from the red supergiant Betelgeuse dimmed to a record low earlier this year, leading stargazers to speculate it was about to explode as a supernova. But now it appears the aging sun merely had a stellar sneeze. Last autumn, Betelgeuse started going dark, losing two thirds of its brightness by February. Yet by
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