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You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here's what you need to know - Nature    A hairless, pale-skinned lamb lies on its side in what appears to be an oversized sandwich bag filled with hazy fluid. Its eyes are closed, and its snout and limbs jerk as if the animal — which is only about three-quarters of the way through its gestation period — is dreaming. The lamb was one of eight in a 2017 artificial-womb experiment carried out by researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Pennsylvania. When the team published its research1 in April of that year, it released a video of the experiments that spread widely and captured imaginations — for some, evoking science-fiction fantasies of humans being conceived and grown entirely in a laboratory. Now, the researchers at CHOP are seeking approval for the first human clinical trials of the device they've been testing, named the Extra-uterine Environment for Newborn Development, or EXTEND. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Japan population: One in 10 people now aged 80 or older - BBC News    Japan has one of the lowest birth-rates in the world and has long struggled with how to provide for its ageing population. It has the world's oldest population, measured by the proportion of people aged 65 or up, the United Nations says. That proportion stands at 24.5% in Italy and 23.6% in Finland, which rank second and third respectively. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say - NBC News    Doctors say they're finding it increasingly difficult to distinguish Covid from allergies or the common cold, even as hospitalizations tick up. The illness' past hallmarks, such as a dry cough or the loss of sense of taste or smell, have become less common. Instead, doctors are observing milder disease, mostly concentrated in the upper respiratory tract. "It isn’t the same typical symptoms that we were seeing before. It’s a lot of congestion, sometimes sneezing, usually a mild sore throat," said Dr. Erick Eiting, vice chair of operations for emergency medicine at Mount Sinai Downtown in New York City. Continued here

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