Best beauty gift sets for Christmas 2023: From Augustinus Bader to Elemis and more Suitably festive bumper beauty packs Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023
Bird flu vaccine drive sparks US ban on French poultry imports France has started vaccinating ducks against bird flu in a bid to stem the virus that killed millions of birds around the world, a move that has prompted the United States to impose trade restrictions on French poultry imports. Radio France Internationale · Oct 2, 2023
Let it shine: the unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin For years we’ve been told to avoid sun to prevent skin cancer. But research suggests a dose of rays can boost your immune system and increase lifespan. We look on the bright side The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
‘Why are they not on Wikipedia?’: Dr Jess Wade’s mission for recognition for unsung scientists Despite some advances, men still dominate science but one academic is working hard to get women and peers of colour the recognition they deserve The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Baby with rare blood cancer finally finds stem cell match: ‘A real pinch me moment’ Francis’s mother says son ‘is fine in himself at the moment’ despite undergoing chemotherapy The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023
Stolen cars 'rigged for crime' seized in gang crackdown An allegedly stolen SUV with cloned number plates and a jerry can filled with fuel has been intercepted as police work to stem gang violence gripping Sydney. AAP · Sep 29, 2023
Mother tells of ‘light at the end of tunnel’ after daughter’s cancer recovery Five-year-old Amelia Topa battled cancer from the moment she was born until she received a stem cell transplant from an umbilical cord. The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
A solution to America's K-12 STEM teacher shortage: Endowed chairs Ever since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, America has been struggling to recruit and retain STEM teachers in its public middle and high schools. The Conversation · Sep 28, 2023
Immune system therapy used for blood cancers could treat common form of MS, study finds Researchers said the therapy ‘could benefit a greater number of MS patients’ The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Resetting immune system with stem cells could treat common form of MS – study Researchers said the therapy ‘could benefit a greater number of MS patients’. The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space Tech companies see big benefits in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in ‘off-Earth’ conditions The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2023
Biden says new White House gun violence office will ‘centralise, accelerate and intensify’ efforts to end mass shootings The president repeatedly called on Congress to act to stem a bloody tide of gun violence across the US The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Pinarello Dogma X review: Comfort and speed in a premium package The Pinarello Dogma X is the more comfortable alternative to the Dogma, it's comfy and fast but just how effective are those unique X Stays? Cycling News · Sep 22, 2023
VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention President Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, which will seek to find ways around congressional inaction to stem rising violence The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx? Pope Francis is travelling to the French port city of Marseille to join Catholic bishops in a meeting focusing on the Mediterranean and migration
The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023 Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem The pain from a heart attack is so bad that – if you can imagine – it can feel like an elephant sitting on you. Patients with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition affecting the red blood cells, report that this kind of pain begins before their first birthday and…
WEKU · Sep 18, 2023 The U.S. has a 'primary problem,' say advocates who call for new election systems There's a lot of discontent with America's political system, including with party-based primary elections. So reform advocates are urging states to move to nonpartisan primaries.
The Conversation · Sep 17, 2023 Pigs with human brain cells and biological chips: how lab-grown hybrid lifeforms bamboozle scientific ethics Earlier this month, scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health announced they had successfully grown “humanised” kidneys inside pig embryos.
Dynamite News · Sep 14, 2023 Researchers give more insight into reasons why cancer may spread to spine According to a study conducted by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, the vertebral bones that make up the spine originate from a special kind of stem cell that secretes a protein that encourages tumour metastasis. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023 Mother of blood cancer survivor in drive for stem cell donors in England Sarah Cripps launches Swab to Save a Child campaign to encourage more people to register to donate
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Mothers’ group calls for ‘life-saving’ stem cell donors The network is working with blood cancer charity DKMS on its Swab to Save a Child campaign.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 This is how Europe can help to stem the tide of migration Letters: Readers respond to Clive Myrie’s call for a more humane approach to the crisis
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Sister of roofer left in coma after pub fight accuses High Court of ‘playing god’ with his life Exclusive: Andy Casey’s family believe he still responds to pain and his favourite music but have lost a High Court battle to keep him alive
The Times of India · Sep 12, 2023 Definition of an embryo needs to change, assert scientists A group of researchers has suggested that the definition of the human embryo needs to be updated. Recent developments have demonstrated that human stem cells can be utilized to form structures that resemble embryos, known as embryo models, which can reproduce some aspects of early embryo development. These organisms don't…
Salon · Sep 12, 2023 Time for Chutkan to put a stop to Trump "The sad fact is that no one, including Judge Chutkan, has been willing to employ the power of the judicial system"