[ Tanning bed use is tied to almost a three-fold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, reports a new study led by Northwestern Medicine and University of California, San Francisco. Source …
Read More »Non-opioid 'pain sponge' therapy shows promise for chronic pain relief and halting cartilage degeneration
[ SereNeuro Therapeutics, a preclinical biotechnology company developing non-opioid pain therapies, has unveiled new data on a novel approach to chronic pain management and joint tissue preservation. The data highlight SN101, a first-in-class induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived therapy. Source link
Read More »Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing Turkish ship in Odesa
A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday. The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the …
Read More »Conservative Michael Ma crosses floor to Canada’s Liberals, putting Carney’s government closer to majority
A Conservative member of parliament said he will be crossing the floor to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, putting his government just one seat shy of a majority and delivering another blow to the opposition party. Michael Ma, an MP from Ontario, announced his decision to join the Liberals …
Read More »Test Match Special Podcast – Daily Ashes Quiz: England’s chances of winning
Available for over a year Every weekday during the 2025-26 Ashes, comedian and statistician Andy Zaltzman poses new a cricketing conundrum. It won’t be easy though. You might want to take it away, share in your group chats and challenge your friends. Andy will reveal the answer the following day. …
Read More »South East Water lifts Tunbridge Wells boil water notice
The notice has been lifted after changes were made to the treatment process, the network was flushed and samples were taken, the water company said. The water supply issues were caused by a disinfection problem at Pembury Water Treatment Works, and while there was never evidence that the supply had …
Read More »Study shows IL-36 gamma 'armored' CAR T cells can eradicate solid tumors
[ A laboratory study out of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center outlines a new way to boost the effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in solid-tumor cancers, resulting in their eradication. Led by Renier Brentjens, MD, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Roswell …
Read More »Gosport funeral directors guilty of neglecting bodies
Two funeral directors who kept bodies for more than a month in an unrefrigerated room have been found guilty of preventing lawful burial. Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, were also convicted at Portsmouth Crown Court of intentionally causing a public nuisance and fraud. Prosecutors said 46 bodies were …
Read More »Michail Antonio: Ex-West Ham forward training with Leicester City
Antonio was in the final months of his contract with Premier League side West Ham when the single vehicle crash happened late last year. He spent more than three weeks in hospital after undergoing surgery and has since spoken of the gruelling physical and mental recovery that followed. He did …
Read More »Venue apology in Primal Scream antisemitic image row
BBC Primal Scream lead singer Bobby Gillespie pictured performing at Glastonbury in 2022 The Roundhouse music venue has apologised to fans after alleged antisemitic imagery was shown on stage during a Primal Scream concert in north London. Managers of the venue in Camden said they “deeply regret” that the “highly …
Read More »FA Cup third round: BBC to show Macclesfield-Crystal Palace & Spurs-Aston Villa ties
Friday, 9 January Wrexham v Nottingham Forest (19:30 GMT) – TNT Sports 1 and discovery+ Saturday, 10 January Macclesfield v Crystal Palace (12:15) – BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and discovery+ Tottenham v Aston Villa (17:45) – BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 2, 1 and discovery+ Charlton v Chelsea …
Read More »Fake Labubu and KPop Demon Hunter toys seized as Christmas shoppers warned
Christmas shoppers have been urged to buy from trusted retailers after £22,000 worth of fake toys and products were seized. The Trading Standards Service (TSS), which operates under Stormont’s Department for the Economy, said among the counterfeit goods were Labubu dolls, KPop Demon Hunters merchandise, Lego figures and Lilo and …
Read More »Prince William shares pint and serves pudding at Welsh Guards’ Christmas party
Andrew Parsons/Kensington Palace Visiting the troops has become an annual fixture for the future king Prince William joined the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards at their Christmas party for a festive pint. The Prince of Wales, who is the regiment’s colonel, was also on hand to dish out dessert to the …
Read More »Top-of-table Scottish Championship showdown starts live on BBC
Ayr United host leaders St Johnstone on a weekend when the top four sides in the Scottish Championship go head-to-head. Source link
Read More »Photographs from around the country
Harris Miller-Saleem Harris Miller-Saleem took this shot of the Edinburgh Christmas Market A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 5 and 12 December. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC’s rules on photography that can be found here. Please also ensure you …
Read More »Biomedical authors often call a reference 'recent'—even when it is decades old, analysis shows
[ Authors in biomedical journals frequently describe cited evidence as “recent,” yet the actual age of the references behind these phrases has rarely been measured. Source link
Read More »Offaly houses searched as part of fatal Edenderry fire investigation
An Garda Síochána Mary Holt, aged 60, and Tadhg Farrell, aged four, were killed in a house fire in County Offaly on Saturday Gardaí (Irish police) are carrying out searches at three homes as part of a murder investigation into a house fire which killed a woman and a young …
Read More »Single-dose oral treatment for gonorrhea effectively combats drug-resistant infections, clinical trial finds
[ A single-dose oral medication called zoliflodacin shows promise as a new treatment for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, according to a Phase III trial published in The Lancet. Source link
Read More »Economy shrank by 0.1% in October, official figures show | Money News
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures. The surprise fall in gross domestic product (GDP) comes after a similar unexpected 0.1% drop in September and 0% growth in August. Economists polled by the Reuters news agency had predicted that October GDP would grow by 0.1%. …
Read More »Proton therapy shows survival benefit in Phase III trial for patients with head and neck cancers
[ A study published in The Lancet showed a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers who were treated with proton therapy (IMPT) compared to those treated with traditional radiation therapy (IMRT). Source link
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