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The family of a four-year-old girl whose only kidney is failing are fighting to find a donor to save her life. Poorly Sophia Smith was born with Vacterl association – meaning she suffered a series of abnormalities. Doctors had to operate within hours of her arrival because her oesophagus was not attached to her stomach. […]
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Nicholas Gioacchini and Sebastian Soto both scored their first two international goals, Gio Reyna got his first and a young United States team routed Panama 6-2 on Monday night in a friendly at Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Gioacchini and Reyna made their first appearances on Thursday in a 0-0 draw against Wales, among six debuts […]
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Researchers affiliated with the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC (ctcusp.org/rationale-2/presentation)) in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, have identified for the first time a non-hereditary mutation in blood cells from a patient with GATA2 deficiency, a rare autosomal disease caused by inherited mutations in the gene that encodes GATA-binding protein 2 (GATA2). GATA2 regulates the expression of many […]
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Adieu to the British seasonaire. Barring an 11th-hour reprieve, Europe’s ski resorts will soon be largely devoid of British seasonal workers. From 1 January, post-Brexit, British employees seeking seasonal work as chalet hosts, instructors, drivers and nannies in European ski resorts will find it more difficult to obtain work. “It’s game over unless the government […]
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For the last 10 years, Google has been building new widgets into its search results — and now, a group of journalists has built a browser extension to show you what search would look like without them. Built by The Markup, Simple Search strips out the information panels, shopping boxes, and search ads to show […]
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Two young girls are scared to go to sleep after a ‘freaky’ hole formed in their bedroom ceiling. Chloe Astin reported a leak in the bedroom shared by her two oldest daughters – aged six and eight -in early September, and again on September 30 following heavy rainfall. Several weeks later a hole appeared in […]
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Marcus Rashford is launching a book club and his own range of literature with the aim of giving children from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to embrace reading from an early age. The Manchester United and England footballer is working with Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) to promote reading and literacy among children from all backgrounds, […]
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Africa is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths. The continent faces a double burden of infectious diseases and rapid escalation of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and heart disease. These conditions are driven by factors like aging populations, changes in dietary habits, and rising rates of hypertension, physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes, raised […]
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The Hungarian-born biochemist who helped pioneer the research behind the mRNA technology used in the two Covid-19 vaccines showing positive results believes it was always a no-brainer. “I never doubted it would work,” Katalin Karikó told the Guardian. “I had seen the data from animal studies, and I was expecting it. I always wished that […]
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Facebook has removed a series of pages linked to former Trump advisor Steve Bannon. The pages were removed after nonprofit organization Avaaz flagged them as spreading — and artificially amplifying — election-related misinformation under the “Stop The Steal” tag. Facebook confirmed to The New York Times that it removed “several clusters of activity” late last […]
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