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‘Gift of life’: experts hail neck and head cancer breakthrough

31 May at 01:00 AM, via The Guardian

Global trial shows immunotherapy drug significantly lowers chance of cancer spreading or returning

An immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades.

Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein that enables the drug to wipe out cancer cells.

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Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98

30 May at 21:50 PM, via The Guardian

Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’

French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris.

The doctor and researcher, who achieved worldwide renown for his work that led to the pill, had an eventful life that included fighting in the French...

NHS could start offering breast cancer checks to women in their thirties

30 May at 21:00 PM, via The Guardian

Currently women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50, but thousands are diagnosed younger

Millions of women in their thirties could be offered breast cancer checks on the NHS after a world-first trial identified those with a higher risk of developing the disease.

Currently, women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50. But about 10,000 women under 50 are...

Golden Dome missile defense program won’t be operational by end of Trump’s term

30 May at 17:29 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Pentagon officials expect a space-based weapon to be ready only for a demonstration by 2028

Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Dome missile defense program – which will feature space-based weapons to intercept strikes against the US – is not expected to be ready before the end of his term, despite his prediction that it would be completed within the next three years.

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Beware Of Scammers Posing As SAPS

30 May at 16:30 PM, via Tech Financials

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned members of the public about a scam that continues to circulate in various provinces involving fraudulent letters and phone calls that falsely appear to originate from the SAPS. “These fake letters, often distributed via WhatsApp, bear the SAPS logo and contain the names, contact details of senior […]

‘Science is a human endeavor’: astrophysicist uses art to connect Black and brown kids to the Stem fields

30 May at 16:17 PM, via The Guardian

Through her book, Painting the Cosmos, and her non-profit, Onaketa, Dr Nia Imara hopes to introduce underserved youth to the sciences

When practicing funeral ceremonies during the antebellum period, enslaved west Africans mimicked the sun’s rotation as they danced counterclockwise in hidden clearings. They would sing and shuffle their feet to the beat of the drums in a ring shout, a ritual to...

Isa Carstens Academy To Join NetEd Education Holdings

30 May at 16:00 PM, via Tech Financials

Renowned South African health and skincare education provider, Isa Carstens Academy (ISA), is set to join the NetEd private higher education group in terms of a recent transaction between the ISA founders and NetEd Group. This acquisition will enable this iconic wellness education brand to move further into higher education with an expanded reach and new […]

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