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Idaho Drops Panel Investigating Pregnancy-Related Deaths as US Maternal Mortality Surges Read More »

Protesters for and against affirmative action rally on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 29. In a decision that split its conservative and liberal justices, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina were unconstitutional, setting a precedent for admissions at other universities and colleges. (Anna …

How Health Care May Be Affected by the High Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Read More »

Tom Cruise is known for committing fully to the part in each of his movies, including doing much of his own flying in Top Gun: Maverick and throwing himself into doing his own stunt work on the increasingly explosive action sequences in the Mission: Impossible franchise. The latest installment in the spy thriller series, due …

Watch Tom Cruise Rehearse and Perform the ‘Biggest Stunt in Cinema History’ Read More »

The following story contains some light spoilers for Secret Invasion, through Episode 3, “Betrayed.” PART OF what makes for a good superhero story—or, really, any kind of narrative thrill ride—is a good villain. And one thing that makes a good villain is gradually revealing their motivations, ramping up just how unhinged they are while lowering …

The New Super-Skrulls Have Been Born in Marvel’s Secret Invasion Read More »

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study reveals the extent of homophobic name-calling among teenagers, and the damaging impact it has on mental health, regardless of whether the name-calling is from rivals, strangers or friends. Study co-author Dr. Kai Lin, a sociologist and criminologist from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), said there was a …

Friendly teasing or traumatic bullying? Homophobic name-calling leaves scars Read More »

A woman wearing a face mask carries a child as they walk at a public park in Beijing, on June 1, 2023. China reported Thursday, July 6, 2023 that 239 people died from COVID-19 in June in a significant uptick months after it lifted most containment measures. Credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File China reported Thursday …

China says 239 people died from COVID-19 in June in a significant uptick Read More »

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every year in Belgium, 1,600 people wait for a transplant. Of these, in 2021, only 939 received an organ. Thus more than 40% of patients often have to wait more than a year before hoping to receive a transplant. When a transplant is possible, it is essential to ensure its success …

Investigating links between tacrolimus dosage and intestinal microbiota to combat organ transplant rejection Read More »

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The time of year when eggs are collected from women’s ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to live birth rates, according to new research published today in the journal Human Reproduction. Researchers in Australia have found that transferring frozen then thawed embryos to women’s wombs from eggs collected in the …

More IVF babies born after egg collection in summer rather than in autumn, study finds Read More »

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New insights explaining why some children have a longer remission than others after having cutting-edge CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia have been revealed by researchers at UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The collaborative research project, published today in Nature Medicine, combines expertise in novel immune therapy …

Unlocking the mystery of long-lasting cancer treatment Read More »