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Humans can effectively de-age after recovering from stressful events, a new study from Harvard Medical School and Duke University School of Medicine has found. The breakthrough research shows that while stress can significantly age a person biologically the body can naturally reverse this effect, lowering your chance of mortality . “These results highlight our own resilience,” senior co-author Dr James White , from the Duke University School of Medicine, told BBC Science Focus : “We don’t give enough credit that the body can reset.” While chronological age represents the number of years you have been alive, biological age is defined by how much your DNA has been altered by a chemical reaction called methylation. Your biological age is influenced by factors like disease, lifestyle, environmental factors. Stress, whether physical or mental, has also been found to rapidly age a biological clock. The new study, published in Cell Metabolism , shows that your biological age is much mo...

No, it’s not a scam: If you receive an alert this weekend claiming to be from a new emergency system, it’s a genuine message from the UK government. The alert, accompanied by a siren noise, is scheduled to reach UK smartphones and tablet devices connected to 4G and 5G phone networks at 3pm on Sunday 23 April 2023 . The UK government has said that in future the Emergency Alerts system will tell you if there is a danger to your life nearby. The message on Sunday is only a test and is not informing you of a real threat. But how exactly will the government use this system in future? Does the emergency system effectively hack your device to show this alert? And could the system itself be hacked in future? With help of security experts, we answer all these questions and more below. What is the UK Emergency Alert system? Emergency Alerts is a new service that the UK government or emergency services will use to warn you if there’s a danger to your life nearby. On Sunday, there will be...

The Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, has experienced a ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ on its first test flight. The rocket successfully cleared the launch tower and had reached an altitude of over 35km when the first stage booster failed to separate, sending the rocket into a spin. After a few moments the rocket then exploded. In the build-up to launch, SpaceX had expressed limited ambition for this first test. Their main aim was to clear the launch tower, which was achieved after a very brief interruption during the final countdown. The excitement at SpaceX’s Starbase was palpable, and even though the rocket did not complete its mission, there was a lot of celebration on the ground. It is hoped that all the information gathered on this first flight will ensure that the next test of Starship is more successful. Starship is the most powerful rocket ever built; twice as powerful as the Saturn V rocket used to take humans to the Moon in 1969, according to SpaceX . It i...

Fed up of frayed cables and dodgy connections? It may be time to up your game and invest in a wireless charger. The handy charging pads allow you to fuel up your phone without the faff of detangling cables, and some can also charge both iPhones and Androids so everyone in your household can benefit. Wireless chargers come in all shapes, colours and sizes, with some boasting a range of additional charging facilities and quirky stands. So whether you’re after a grand, multi-functional gadget that sanitises your credit card as you charge, or a straightforward device you can chuck in your bag, we’ve got you and your wireless charging needs covered. Check out our list of 85 cool gadgets , for more convenient tech. The best wireless phone chargers for 2021 Native Union wireless charging stand If you’re looking for a device that functions as an aesthetically pleasing desk accessory as well as a practical charger, this could do the trick. The rose design is pretty fetching and stands ...