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Boost for business as bandwidth busting broadband trialled in London

London broadband provider G.Network and technology provider Xantaro to test next generation fibre broadband using Nokia 25G PON equipment A successful test of the latest development in full fibre broadband networks, which could help to bring the UK up to speed in terms of internet connectivity for businesses, has recently taken place in central London.… Read More »

Economists doubt India’s new loan guarantees will boost growth

Industry leaders and economists said the new loan guarantees, amounting to $ 35 billion, may provide some temporary relief but would not be sufficient to boost economic growth. Sitharaman said the government would waive visa fees for 500,000 foreign tourists and extend loan guarantees to health, tourism and small businesses amounting to 1.1 trillion rupees… Read More »

‘He put himself through the wringer for me’ – stem cell transplant boost for Paul (35) facing cancer battle as brother is a match

Brotherly love certainly knows no bounds for one Co Tyrone family. s a fit young Strabane man faced a third battle with cancer, his four younger brothers immediately stepped in to help. Paul Carlin (35) is currently receiving treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an illness that he has faced down twice before. Despite receiving the all-clear… Read More »

Thermo Fisher plots $600M manufacturing boost to meet COVID demand—and its work won’t stop there

With COVID-19 top of mind for many contract developers and manufacturers right now, Thermo Fisher Scientific has blueprinted a manufacturing boost to tackle pandemic work in the short-term—and vastly expand capacity in the years to come.  Thermo Fisher will upgrade its bioprocessing operations with more than $ 600 million in capital investments, plus at least 1,500 new hires, the company said… Read More »

Medical News Today: Cancer: Using copper to boost immunotherapy

An interdisciplinary group of scientists has successfully destroyed tumor cells in mice by using nano-sized copper compounds alongside immunotherapy. Importantly, the tumors did not return after the treatment ceased. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide — in 2018, it was responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths.… Read More »

Combining Remdesivir With Other Meds Could Boost COVID-Fighting Power

THURSDAY, May 21, 2020 — A combination drug therapy for COVID-19 aims to both prevent the virus from spreading inside the human body as well as quelling the immune system havoc that the germ wreaks. A U.S. federally funded clinical trial is testing whether the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir works better against COVID-19 if given… Read More »