Whooping couch vaccine being developed by British researchers

Researchers in Southampton are leading the UK arm of a Europe-wide study to create a replacement for the current vaccine which does not offer lifelong protection and has become less effective over time. The condition, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways caused by a bacterium called […]

‘Nex Machina’ brings co-op robot slaughter to the couch June 20th

Developer Housemarque’s ode to Robotron: 2048, Nex Machina, finally has a release date: June 20th on both PC and PlayStation 4. And if you were a fan of what you played in the beta but thought it was missing something, maybe that je ne sais quoi was couch-play with a buddy. “Local co-op will allow […]

Couch potato warning: Sitting around for TWO weeks raises diabetes and heart disease risk

GETTY Spending two weeks sitting around will reduce your muscle mass and increase body fat, experts warned Experts discovered that as little as 14 days spent sitting around reduces our muscle mass, increases body fat and raises the potential for high cholesterol. And they warned that taking at least 10,000 steps a day – widely […]

Rich House, Poor House: East Londoner swaps COUCH for six-bedroom Essex cottage

The sobering Channel 5 programme hosted the Webbs, a family of four from East London, and the Heasmans, a family of four from Essex.  Sharron Webb swapped her cramped three-bedroom flat in Walthamstow with the Heasmans, who lived on a spacious farmhouse outside the UK capital.  Mark and Claire Heasman along with their two children, […]