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Vertex Pharma's Stem Cell Derived Diabetes Treatment Trial Put On Hold

The FDA has instituted a clinical hold on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) VX-880 Phase 1/2 study due to a determination that there is insufficient information to support dose escalation with the product. VX-880 is an investigational stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Three patients have been…

Benzinga

Horizon Therapeutics' Inebilizumab Scores European Approval For Spinal Cord Inflammation

The European Commission has approved Horizon Therapeutics plc's (NASDAQ:HZNP) Uplizna (inebilizumab) as monotherapy for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) who are anti-aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G seropositive (AQP4-IgG+). NMOSD is an autoimmune disease that attacks the optic nerve, spinal cord, brain, and brain stem. In the N-MOmentum pivotal clinical trial, Uplizna demonstrated a significant reduction…

Benzinga

Aldi, Tesco, Iceland and Sainsbury's products urgently recalled over health and safety concerns

It includes the cushions in Aldi's popular hanging egg chair

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Shanghai’s COVID measures to remain even as spread slows

Shanghai’s measures to stem community spread of COVID-19 will remain in place, even as infections drop and the city reported no new cases outside quarantined areas on Friday for the first time since the recent outbreak started.

Tribune News Service

China manufacturing weakens further as lockdowns continue

China’s manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in April as lockdowns continued in Shanghai and other manufacturing hubs in an attempt to stem COVID-19 outbreaks

The Independent UK

Health: Lack of sleep may affect your eyesight

Sleep deprivation is a serious health problem and it has negative impacts on mental and physical health. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The global methane imperative

One of the most important achievements of last year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was the Global Methane Pledge, a commitment by more than 100 countries to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Reducing methane emissions is not only among the quickest and most effective ways…

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Nigeria's Senate passes bill to bar kidnap ransom payments

Nigerian lawmakers have passed legislation to bar the payment of kidnap ransoms at a time when the West African nation is struggling to stem the rise of armed violence and kidnaps for ransom in its troubled northwest and central regions

The Independent UK

No, girls are not put off by ‘hard maths’, Katharine Birbalsingh

Letters: In response to the social mobility commissioner’s claim that girls are shunning physics because of its difficulty, Matthew Belmonte says we must make Stem classrooms welcoming places for all. Plus letters from Ruth Rising and Rachel Clark

The Guardian - UK

Brownies to learn coding in bid to involve more girls in technology

Research shows more than half of girls think science and technology careers are preserve of boys

The Guardian - UK

Social mobility tsar urged to apologise for saying girls dislike ‘hard maths’

Katharine Birbalsingh was addressing MPs discussing diversity in Stem subjects.

The Independent UK

Submarines, the new weapon of choice for Colombian drug traffickers

In the jungle of southern Colombia, drug traffickers go to extraordinary lengths to protect their cocaine shipments. Illegal drug labs are hidden in the forest, along with makeshift naval bases, where the cartels build their own submarines to export their cocaine to the US market. As a result, authorities are…

France 24

Motorsport Network to host F1 in Schools U.K. National Finals at the Autosport International Show

F1 in Schools U.K. National Finals has returned to the Autosport International Show.

Autosport

Congo starts Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest, WHO says

The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

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RedC Biotech Seeks To Make Blood Donations A Thing Of The Past

If the startup is successful, hospitals will be able to buy blood on demand as a pharmaceutical product.

The Independent UK

Sweden trial starts in stem-cell windpipe transplants case

A surgeon who made headlines in 2011 for carrying out the world’s first stem-cell windpipe transplants at Sweden’s leading hospital is on trial accused of aggravated assault against three of his patients

Reuters

Biden, Jordan's King Abdullah discuss violence in Israel, West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordanian King Abdullah discussed efforts to stem violence in Israel and the West Bank on Monday, the White House said, after a flurry of American diplomatic contacts with regional leaders in recent days.

ABC News

Girls brought together by Queensland research mission into rare brain disorder hereditary spastic paraplegia

The girls, who share an extremely rare and debilitating genetic brain disorder, have been united by Queensland research aiming to find a breakthrough drug treatment.

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Daily Record

Child's 'unreasonable discharge' from NHS Ayrshire & Arran mental health support is rejected

The claims stem from a complaint made to the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO) who this week published the findings from their investigation.

Reuters

Niger debates deployment of more European special forces on its territory

Niger lawmakers started debating on Friday a bill to approve the presence of more European special forces to help stem a jihadist insurgency across the Sahel, a deployment rejected by some parties that oppose Western military influence.

Motor1

Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Bison Allegedly Leaked In Dealer Order System

The Bison would give buyers an even more rugged ZR2.

The Independent UK

Lab-grown stem cells can repair muscle injury and disease, study shows

Mice with muscle-wasting disorder injected with stem cells ran twice as far on mini treadmills

Daily Record

Falkirk Science Festival celebrating all things tech set to return this summer

Activities to get involved in include STEM at The Helix, the family-friendly day which led to initial the creation of the full festival.

USAFacts

10 facts for Women’s History Month

The state of women in the United States, from labor force participation to STEM degrees to seats in Congress.

LiveScience

What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works

Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial.

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