Huge breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people... with 100,000 exposed yearly

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A common bacterial toxin may be to blame for America's colon cancer epidemic, a bombshell study from the University of California San Diego suggests.

How the anti-abortion movement embraced fringe ‘abolitionists’ and became more punitive

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A movement that believes abortion should be treated as homicide has grown alongside a Republican penchant for punishment

So far this year, lawmakers in at least 12 states have introduced legislation t…

Now free on the NHS: Blood test that can pick up 12 types of cancer

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 09:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The test, developed by a team at the University of Southampton, uses AI to analyse blood samples for tiny fragments of genetic material to identify cancer present in the body.

Pandemics, pathogens and being prepared: why the work to identify emerging threats never stops

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 08:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseases

P…

Wellwater by Karen Solie – landscapes in distress captured with raw candour

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 08:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

In this blazingly honest collection, the Canadian poet catalogues humanity’s destructive impact on the natural world

It is human nature to prefer our landscapes neatly framed – walls and wooden fences…

GPs in poor parts of England are paid £5,500 less a year than in wealthy areas, study finds

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Report analysed data from 8,500 doctors over 2015-21 and also found pressures on GPs were higher in deprived areas

Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds

GPs wor…

Harvard University sues Trump administration over funding freeze

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 23:20 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

The Ivy League school has filed suit to halt a US federal freeze on more than $2.2bn in grants.

Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 22:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands

In a new lawsuit, Harvard University alleged that the Donald Trump administration…

Harvard University sues Trump administration to halt freeze of federal grants

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 22:45 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

The Trump administration announced it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (€2bn) in grants and contracts after the Ivy League school refused to comply with its demands to limit activism on campus.

Harvard sues Trump administration over funding freeze

found 2025 › Apr › 21 (Mon) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

University accuses government of making ‘sweeping and intrusive demands’