14 Sep, 2025
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Novel PET tracer detects synaptic changes in spinal cord and brain after spinal cord injury

[ad_1] [18F]SynVesT-1 PET imaging reveals synapse loss at the spinal cord injury epicenter and in related brain regions. Credit: Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.269291 A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The […]

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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: NATO allies rally round Poland in face of Russian incursion, as drone warfare takes centre stage

[ad_1] The Security Council is meeting in emergency session at Poland’s request at 3pm in New York, after some 19 Russian drones violated their and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) airspace earlier this week. It marked the most serious incursion into NATO territory since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began – and highlights the […]

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General Assembly endorses New York Declaration on two-State solution between Israel and Palestine

[ad_1] The New York Declaration is the outcome of an international conference held in July at UN Headquarters, organized by France and Saudi Arabia, which resumes later this month. The General Assembly comprises all 193 UN Member States and 142 countries voted in favour of a resolution backing the document. Israel voted against it, alongside […]

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World Boxing Championships: Callum Makin settles for bronze as four British fighters face semi-finals over weekend

[ad_1] Callum Makin had to settle for a bronze medal at the World Boxing Championships after a semi-final defeat in the men’s 75kg division. The 21-year-old middleweight was beaten by Rami Kiwan at the M&S Arena in Liverpool on Friday – the judge scoring all five rounds to his Bulgarian opponent. Makin’s fellow Liverpudlian Odel […]