Medical
Australian researchers develop 10-minute cancer test
Each cancer type, whether it be breast or bowel cancer, has different genetic and other features. "The test to detect cancerous cells can be performed in 10 minutes". They then showed that the patterns had a dramatic impact on the DNA's chemistry, making normal and cancer DNA behave very differently in water. The gold particles change color depending on whether or not cancer DNA is present. [Full Article...]
Chinese scientist claims world’s first genetically edited babies
The ethical implications of modifying the genes of humans have been hotly debated for many years already, but the emergence of CRISPR gene editing technology has made it relatively easy for researchers to conduct such work if they so choose. [Full Article...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Links Her Election Win to the Moon Landing
Democratic congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared migrant caravan members who clashed with US border agents, to Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany and other targets of genocide. And it is true that Ocasio-Cortez easily won the general election on November 6. She won her district's primary by overcoming Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley. [Full Article...]
Worldwide Donor Hunt to Help Girl with Rare Blood Type
The tumor inside Zainab Mughal's belly may have been growing for 10 months without anyone knowing. OneBlood says her dire situation is complicated by her blood type, since she is missing a common antigen that most people carry in their red blood cells. [Full Article...]
Fear, Stigma, Ignorance Keep AIDS Epidemic Going
Humana People to People has built strong relationships with national government health departments and global health organizations. Sady, Ukraine remains one of the leaders for the number of people with "positive" AIDS status in Europe. The good news is that there are many new ways of expanding access to HIV testing. Thanks to the initiative, new diagnoses of HIV are falling, while rates of en... [Full Article...]
HUL approves merger with GSK Consumer, stocks gain 4%
The share price of GSKCH jumped by about Rs 273 or 3.75% to close at Rs 7,543 on BSE on Monday. Unilever said the move was in line with is strategy of increasing its presence in health food categories and high-growth emerging markets. "The merged entity will use cash much better", he added. Meanwhile, as part of the deal, HUL would be distributing the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products o... [Full Article...]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tells Mike Huckabee To Leave 'False Statements To Sarah'
We enfranchised the country. While speaking at a press conference about her radical Green New Deal proposal on Friday, Ocasio-Cortez spoke of how Americans have had a history of defying expectations through hard work and perseverance. Ocasio-Cortez has been a notable critic of both President Trump and the administration's broader policies. "She's much better at it", wrote the congresswoman-ele... [Full Article...]
China halts work by team on gene-edited babies
He's announcement, which has not been verified due to the lack of written materials and He's silence in the matter, sparked an global outcry about the ethnical and safety standards of such report . Asked whether there were any other edited gene pregnancies as part of his trials, He said there was another "potential" pregnancy and replied "yes" to a follow-up question as to whether it was a " chem... [Full Article...]