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Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive.

The Conversation

GCHQ sets festive puzzle for young James Bond wannabes

A GCHQ spokesman said the Christmas challenge was designed to test problem-solving skills as well as inspire an interest in Stem subjects.

The Independent UK

Can Sunak win over voters – and his party – with overhaul of asylum system?

Immigration and asylum now poll third among issues facing the UK, and PM knows he needs to rise to the challenge

The Guardian - UK

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Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time – here are three other ways that making organs could change healthcare

Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received about 5ml-10ml of blood (around 1-2 teaspoons), which contained around 15 billion red blood cells. So far, volunteers who received the lab-grown blood cells are reported to be in good…

The Conversation

South Jersey's ultracold vault keeps blood cells, brain tissue, and DNA ready for medical research

Keith and Jenny DiMarino were expecting their third child 11 years ago when they got e-mails that promoted the preservation of stem cells from their baby's umbilical cord.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Scheme launched to address shortage of donors from black, Asian and mixed ethnic backgrounds

"We are asking more people from black, Asian and mixed ethnic backgrounds to help us to address the health inequalities that many people from these backgrounds may face."

Manchester Evening News

NHS workers could be banned from striking, No 10 suggests

Downing Street refuses to rule out suggestion laws will be used to stem strikes across health service

The Guardian - UK

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DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades

The manager appointed by the U.S. Justice Department to oversee reforms to the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city says he hopes to wrap up work in one year or less

The Independent UK

Innovative skincare

Fascinated by therapeutic advances, Charles Rosier applies his financial background to support medical research.

Bangkok Post

Violent extremism could beckon in north-western Nigeria if local dynamics are ignored

In January 2022, in a bid to stem a tide of violent attacks and kidnappings in north-western Nigeria, the government labelled the armed groups involved in the violence “terrorists”.

The Conversation

Radical new therapy for Parkinson’s will use stem cell transplants

Lab-grown nerve cells will replace those destroyed by disease – scientists hope treatment may be available in five years

The Guardian - UK

Adorable girl, 5, hugs stranger whose bone marrow donation saved her life

Five-year-old American Olivia Sexton, who suffered from a rare form of bone marrow failure, was matched with Londoner Jimmy Collins, 29, who had signed up for the Anthony Nolan stem cell register

Daily Mirror

It takes a village to get more students interested in science, technology

Falling behind in education jeopardizes the future competitiveness of the region and country, especially in STEM fields where the U.S. already lags some other nations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mum's devastating diagnosis saw her spend Christmas in isolation

Emma Leeming started feeling tired, but she thought it was normal - until she started getting agonising chest pains

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Daily Record

Brave Scots mum announces own death in online post after cancer mistaken for 'trapped nerve'

Judith Green, a craft business owner from West Lothian, tirelessly campaigned to recruit new stem cell donors after being diagnosed with myeloma in August 2019.

France 24

Pakistan gets a new army chief, but will he play the old game?

General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s new military chief, took command this week amid security and economic crises and a deepening political rift between opposition leader Imran Khan and the government. Can the new man on the job stem the chaos, and would that entail the old way of doing military business…

Inverse

The bacteria that causes leprosy can also help regrow human livers

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that M. leprae rejuvenated livers, coaxing these organs to grow dramatically.

AAP

Banks stronger now than in GFC: RBA

A senior RBA official says the financial system would have been in strife during the COVID-19 pandemic if it were still as fragile as in 2007.

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The Independent UK

Teacher feels ‘unbelievably lucky’ after brother saved her life with transplant

Kate Corney was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2014 and is currently in remission.

Reuters

Chinese official blames excessive implementation for complaints on COVID curbs

Public complaints about China's COVID-19 curbs stem from overzealous implementation, particularly when applied with a one-size-fits-all approach, rather than from the measures themselves, a senior health official said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Trial to assess best course of treatment for patients with MS

Researchers are pitting cutting-edge treatments against one another.

Daily Mirror

NHS launches stem cell bid to defeat multiple sclerosis in world-first treatment

Stem cell transplants may revolutionise treatment for the country’s most common cause of severe disability in young adults. MS affects 100,000 people in the UK, leading to life in a wheelchair

ABC News

MS patients turn to crowdfunding and mortgage draws to get disease-halting treatment overseas

This South Australian woman has less than two months to raise more than $90,000 to receive a bone-marrow stem cell transplant she hopes will halt the advancement of the disease.

Salon

Math disparities start in kindergarten

Socioeconomic status greatly affects math scores, and this disparity starts in the first years of schooling

The New Daily

Calls for tougher fines after latest Telstra scandal

Australia's biggest telcos must be handed larger fine to stem a growing tide of failures by the likes of Telstra, a leading advocate says.

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