Nine-year-old Lanarkshire girl fulfils dream of feeding animals during VIP safari park visit The youngster has been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour in her brain stem Daily Record · Jul 27, 2022
Scientists find potential ‘cure’ for baldness New research pins baldness to a single chemical The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Scientists find cure for baldness - and it could also help wounds heal faster Researchers have found the one chemical that tells hair follicles when to grow, when to die, and when to regenerate Wales Online · Jul 26, 2022
Iraqi Kurd Farmers Battle Drought as Lake Dukan Retreats Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. Bapir Kalkani, who is also a trade unionist, farms near the picturesque lake but has seen marked changes over the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022
Panama to regulate prices of 72 food items to ease rising living costs The Panamanian government announced on Monday it will regulate the price of 72 food items following weeks of angry protests and street blockades demanding the government take measures to stem the quickly rising cost of living. Reuters · Jul 25, 2022
Bavarian Nordic in talks to expand monkeypox vaccine output Bavarian Nordic, the Danish company behind the vaccine being used to try to stem a global outbreak of monkeypox, is in talks to potentially expand production capacity, its CEO said on Monday. Reuters · Jul 25, 2022
Senators beholden to the fossil fuel industry are not leaders Heat emergencies in the plains and in the south will cost even more to deal with if measures are not taken now to stem global warming. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2022
Pa. state university system will chase non-traditional students to boost enrollment under next phase of redesign With the merger of six of its schools in effect, Pennsylvania's state university system is looking ahead to the next phase of its redesign, including how to lure adults to enroll who have some college but no degree. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 21, 2022
New Federal Health Advice Urges Ppl To WFH So Why Aren’t Employers Doing The Same? Australian companies are taking the latest federal health advice on board and supporting staff to work from home to stem the COVID spread. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 21, 2022
Protests and street blockades against soaring prices persist in Panama Hundreds of people took to the streets of Panama on Wednesday to protest the government's failed efforts to stem the rising cost of living, among other demands. Reuters · Jul 20, 2022
Recall: Some 2022 CanAm Rykers May Have Handlebar Issues Some 2022 CanAm Rykers may be equipped with handlebar bolts that are too short, leading to breakage of the handlebar stem and loss of control. RideApart · Jul 20, 2022
Scientists are growing billions of stem cells on the ISS to help humans travel to other planets Scientists are shooting stem cells into space, hoping to make discoveries that help people on Earth The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022
Do stem cells grow better in space? High-flying experiment aims to find out In an experiment at the International Space Station, scientists are trying to find ways to produce huge batches of stem cells that can generate nearly any other type of cell and potentially be used to make treatments for many diseases. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022
Brazil photographer Salgado blames government actions for Amazon crimes Brazilian government actions such as removing protections for indigenous territories and not doing enough to stem violent crime in the Amazon created the conditions that led to the recent murders of a journalist and indigenous expert, photographer Sebastiao Salgado said. Reuters · Jul 19, 2022
The Conversation · Jul 19, 2022 Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription from your doctor to fill. While it’s important to keep track of all the medications you’re taking, that can be hard to do when the names of so many of these drugs are difficult to pronounce and…
Reuters · Jul 19, 2022 New Vatican policy orders foreign investment accounts closed The Vatican on Tuesday issued an overarching investments policy to ensure they are ethical, green, low-risk, and avoid weapons industries or health sectors involved in abortion, contraception or embryonic stem cells.
Reason · Jul 18, 2022 Lewd Statements to Woman in Front of Her Boyfriend Can Be Unprotected "Fighting Words" The "fighting words" First Amendment exception generally allows the punishment of personal face-to-face insults that are likely to provoke a fight; usually, they involve a risk that the target would throw a punch (or worse), but the risk could also stem from third parties connected to the target, and from…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022 High-flying Experiment: Do Stem Cells Grow Better in Space? Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are trying to find new ways to produce huge batches of a type of stem cell that can generate nearly…
Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022 Mayo Clinic Minute: Bone marrow donor diversity is needed Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in need of solid organ transplants, such as hearts or kidneys, people in need of a bone marrow transplant have to find a matching donor.
AAP · Jul 18, 2022 WA 'coping' as virus hospital cases spike The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in Western Australia has reached record levels as the health system also grapples with staff furloughing.
Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022 No clear evidence Rwanda plan deterring migrant crossings, say MPs The Commons Home Affairs Committee accused ministers of hunting for 'radical new policies that might make good headlines' but do little to stem the flow of migrants
Reuters · Jul 18, 2022 Shanghai to hold mass COVID testing exercise over July 19-21 Shanghai will require residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to undergo testing for COVID-19 over July 19-21 in an effort to stem any community spread of the virus, the city government said on Monday.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022 High-flying experiment: Do stem cells grow better in space? Scientists are shooting stem cells into space, hoping to make discoveries that help people on Earth
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2022 Next apologises to staff after IT problems cause months of underpaying Issues with new payroll system led to employees being reportedly underpaid by up to £200 a month
ABC News · Jul 17, 2022 Women in science: 15-year-old's quest to change the world Cadence Taylor may only be 15 years old — but the young Queenslander already has her mind set on changing the world with science.