Father’s smoking during pregnancy tied to asthma in kids
(Reuters Health) – Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke from their fathers while they’re in the womb may be…
Bluebird prices gene therapy at 1.58 million euros over 5 years
(Reuters) – Bluebird bio Inc on Friday set a price for its gene therapy, Zynteglo, at 1.58 million euros ($1.78…
Abbott device helps in cutting blood sugar in type 2 diabetics: study
(Reuters) – Insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes saw a significant drop in their blood sugar levels after wearing Abbott…
Trump admin to cease use of fetal tissue in government research
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is suspending the use of fetal tissue in research conducted by government scientists…
U.S. health officials report 41 new cases of measles last week
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 41 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to…
Exclusive: Space firm founded by billionaire Paul Allen closing operations – sources
SEATTLE/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen,…
‘Smart’ hearing aids would identify speakers in crowded room
(Reuters Health) – People wearing hearing aids often struggle to differentiate between speakers in a crowded environment, but a small…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and thousands of U.S. lawsuits…
California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial
(Reuters) – A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based…
U.S. measles outbreak grows with 75 new cases, mostly in New York
FILE PHOTO – One-year-old Bella Huang cries as medical assistants secure her legs for a series of vaccines at the…
Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Trump’s lunar timetable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled on Thursday a mockup of a lunar lander being built by his…
Get your children vaccinated or face fine: German health minister
FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a strategy meeting of Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in…
U.S. measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults
(Reuters) – Adults in the United States who were vaccinated against measles decades ago may need a new dose depending…
CDC confirms case of blood-sucking ‘kissing bug’ confirmed in Delaware
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a 2018 case in which a blood-sucking insect known as a…
U.S. measles cases at highest since elimination in 2000: CDC
An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles in this handout…
Second death in Novartis gene therapy trials under investigation
(Reuters) – Novartis AG, which this week announced positive interim trial results for its experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular…
U.S. measles cases surge nearly 20 percent in early April, CDC says
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent…
Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon
An Israeli spacecraft crashed into the moon Thursday just moments before touchdown, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history…
Uber, ahead of IPO, sees some time before self-driving cars dominate the road
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments,…
Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy
LONDON (Reuters) – Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one…
New Jersey jury finds J&J not liable in latest talc cancer trial
(Reuters) – A New Jersey jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a lawsuit brought by a…
U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $81 million to man in Roundup cancer trial
FILE PHOTO: Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller atomizers are displayed for sale at a garden shop near Brussels, Belgium November 27, 2017.…
New Jersey jury finds J&J not liable in latest talc cancer trial
(Reuters) – A New Jersey jury on Wednesday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a lawsuit brought by a…
With high-tech glasses, Japanese ALS patient makes the beat go on
TOKYO (Reuters) – The music booms and lights flash as Masatane Muto, a wheelchair-bound disc jockey, uses is eyes to…
FDA approves Pfizer’s biosimilar to Roche’s Herceptin
FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer Inc. is seen at a branch in Zurich, Switzerland October 2,…
New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled…
Novartis gene therapy would be cost effective up to $900,000: U.S. group
(Reuters) – An experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) developed by Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG would be worth…
World's largest bee photographed after vanishing for decades
The last time Megachile pluto was seen was by a researcher in Indonesia in 1981. Source link
Venezuela crisis could spark surge in infectious diseases: study
FILE PHOTO: A Venezuelan health worker fumigates the Valle slum to help control the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus…
As medical costs mount, Japan to weigh cost-effectiveness in setting drug prices
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the cancer drug Opdivo to an octogenarian and wondering whether taxpayers…
France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based weed-killers by 2021, the country’s farm minister suggested,…
E-cigarettes help more smokers quit than patches and gum, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) – E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit as nicotine replacement treatments like patches, lozenges…
Chinese scientist who gene-edited babies fired by university
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – A Chinese scientist who created what he said were the world’s first “gene-edited” babies evaded oversight…
Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents
Seven weeks after a massive earthquake rocked Alaska, aftershocks are still shattering 7-year-old Connor Cartwright’s sense of safety. They shake…
3D-printed scaffold helps treat severed spinal cords in rats
(Reuters Health) – Patients with severed spinal cords once had no hope of regaining limb function. But a method that…
After Monsanto patent ruling, Indian farmers hope for next-gen GM seeds
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A court ruling in India this week that upheld a Monsanto patent on genetically modified (GM)…
New Jersey clinic sued after HIV infection warning
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may…
BrainStorm gets FDA okay for stem cell trial in MS patients
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin…
J&J kept a guiding hand on talc safety research
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson developed a strategy in the 1970s to deal with a growing volume of…
Special Report: J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. Darlene Coker is shown…
Brain implants might one day help paralyzed patients use tablets
(Reuters Health) – – Paralyzed people might one day be able to operate smartphones and tablets just by thinking about…
China orders halt to gene-editing after outcry over babies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese government on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to research activities for people involved in the…
American scientist under investigation over ties to alleged genetic editing of Chinese twins
Rice University has launched an investigating into one of its professors after reports surfaced that he is connected to alleged…
Russia space agency chief: We’ll verify US moon landings
The head of Russia‘s Roscosmos space agency has said that a proposed Russian mission to the moon will be tasked…
Congo approves clinical trials for Ebola treatments
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese authorities have authorized clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments, which will allow researchers to collect…
Biology Student Uses BTS Members To Explain Parts Of The Animal Cell
This is pretty much the only way we’ll understand biology. Diane Petit-Frere, a biology student and BTS fan, did what…
More protection: UN says Earth’s ozone layer is healing
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Using science to repair the cracks in stone walls
The 14th century Palazzo dei Consoli is one of Gubbio’s most iconic buildings. But the cracks appearing in its stone…
Confirmed: CERN discovers new particle likely to be the Higgs boson
Read more http://on.rt.com/30jnzc Two teams of scientists at CERN have confirmed the discovery of a new subatomic particle, which may…
Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030
LONDON (Reuters) – Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the…
Honda to invest $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise self-driving unit
WARREN, Mich (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will invest $2.75 billion in General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise Automation,…
Fireball lights up night sky over Alabama, 40 times brighter than the moon
Courtesy: NASA TV NASA says a fireball that streaked across the US SouthEast was traveling about 53700 miles per hour…
AstraZeneca plots China robot offensive to counter price cuts
WUXI, China/LONDON (Reuters) – With smart cancer diagnostics, one-stop-shop diabetes kits and AI systems to improve ambulance pick-ups for patients…
Tech Nerds Get Vocal & Rage in Jerusalem : VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the December 8, 2017, FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. 3:49 VICE News speaks to a…
Brazil space station open for small satellite business
ALCANTARA SPACE CENTER, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is ready to launch small commercial rockets from its space base near the…
Merck KGaA, Pfizer’s immuno-drug shown to alleviate kidney cancer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA said that its immunotherapy Bavencio, jointly developed with Pfizer, delayed the progression of kidney cancer…
The Never-Ending Race To Concoct The Bluest Blue
BERKELEY, Calif. ― There are no windows in the underground laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley’s Hildebrand Hall. No…