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Skin cancer suppressor found
SOMERSET
A promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer has been identified by University of Bath scientists, who…
India’s citizenship law sparks protests in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG/ CAPE TOWN: South Africans protested in Cape Town against India’s new citizenship law, which critics claim could…
Top Health Issues for 2020
NEW YORK
Medicare, Obamacare, vaping, vaccines, and virtual healthcare are expected to be among the top health-related issues…
Oil 3% up with tensions in Middle East
NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE
Crude oil prices were up by around 3% during Friday’s trading start as rising tensions in the Middle…
Patient satisfaction may decline after hospital acquisition
NEW YORK
Medicare quality-of-care data reveal that when a hospital is acquired by another hospital or hospital system,…
‘Supercells’ cure infant’s grave genetic illness
NEW YORK
When a person’s immune system is impaired by a genetic disease, a bone-marrow transplant can be a powerful therapeutic…
Russia to take over BRICS chair
MOSCOW
Moscow is taking over the one-year chairmanship of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Russia…
A broader approach to identifying brain cells
CHICAGO: A longstanding goal in neuroscience is to classify the brain's many cells into discrete categories according to their…
Obesity could affect brain development in children
CHICAGO
New research found that obese children had a thinner pre-frontal cortex than normal weight children. The thinner cortex…
Oil falls but on track for biggest yearly rise since 2016
LONDON/NEW YORK/BEIJING:- Oil fell on the last trading day of the decade on Tuesday but was still on track for monthly and annual…
