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Staring into a deep red light for three minutes a day can significantly improve vision decline, a new study led by UCL finds, the first of its kind in humans. Scientists believe the discovery, published in the Gerontology magazinesIt could signal the start of new affordable home eye therapies, helping …

© Reuters. SGX sign displayed on the Singapore Stock Exchange By Swati Pandey and Imani Moise. SYDNEY / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered near four-month highs on Thursday in hopes of a vaccine for COVID-19, while prices rose to a high of more than six months due to …

Within hours of China imposing its new national security law on Hong Kong, city police deployed a new weapon in their battle with protesters – a purple flag warning protesters that shouting certain slogans or carrying banners can now file criminal charges. The city’s police force has often used different …

Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind with a modest loss on Wednesday, all three major indices are on track for sizable weekly gains. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Composite are up 3.5%, 2.8% and 4%, respectively, since Friday’s close. US markets will be closed on Friday for …

Researchers are monitoring a new strain of flu that has emerged in China, which they say has the characteristics of a “candidate pandemic virus.” It is called G4 EA H1N1 and is carried by pigs in Asia. It is a new strain of H1N1, or swine flu, that caused the …