Discovery offers hope to children with rare and severe epilepsy | Science, Climate & Tech News

Scientists say they have discovered a new condition behind one of the most common genetic causes of severe epilepsy in children. The condition – named recessive RNU2-2-related neurodevelopmental disorder – leads to seizures and severe developmental delays before children are a year old. Experts estimate millions of people could be carriers of the faulty gene…

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Quarantined astronauts take part in Q&A with days to go until NASA’s Artemis II moon mission | Science, Climate & Tech News

The countdown is on until NASA’s first moon mission in more than half a century, and the quarantined astronauts who’ll be travelling into space have taken part in a Q&A. Artemis II will take four astronauts – NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, plus Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency – on…

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Countless horror stories linked to social media – but a ban for children isn’t cut-and-dried case | Science, Climate & Tech News

For months, the UK has felt like it’s barrelling towards banning under-16s from social media. Spurred on by Australia’s ban, campaigners and MPs have brought the idea of a teenage ban into the UK’s mainstream, and now the government is consulting the public on what it thinks should happen. Among adults, it’s a popular idea;…

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