In medicine, sometimes the bad guys aren’t so bad and the good guys aren’t so good. Often it has to do with the quantities, the timing or even the ability to separate the wheat from the chaff. For example, chemotherapy, one of the most effective cancer treatments, was the byproduct of mustard gas, a biological … Read more
Find out what happened when a family swapped a trip to meet Santa Claus for a skiing holiday in Austria A trip to see Santa Claus in Lapland is at the top of every child’s Christmas list. For parents of true believers, this poses a specific problem that no next-day delivery service can solve. Bookings … Read more
The first touch is a bit heavy. Yet he retains possession of the ball and drives into the right channel at an undulating pace. Is tackled by Nathan Aké. Wiggles around theatrically on the turf for a while, grimaces and holds his ankle. Has a little argument with the referee. Chases a long ball as … Read more
Pistorius has been told he will be released after serving nine years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp – ALON SKUY/Getty Images Disgraced Olympian Oscar Pistorius of South Africa has been released on parole and will be released from prison on January 5. The amputee blade runner, who won six Paralympic gold medals … Read more
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic could have reprized the all-British rivalry of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski – Getty Images/Clive Brunskill The irony of Serbia’s dominant victory over Great Britain on Thursday is that Novak Djokovic, the world’s best player, flirted with British citizenship as a teenager. Djokovic’s brief chat with the Lawn Tennis Association … Read more
A University of Chicago study shows that transvaccenic acid (TVA) in meat and dairy products increases the effectiveness of CD8+ T cells in fighting cancer. Higher TVA levels correlate with better responses to immunotherapy, highlighting its potential as an adjunctive cancer treatment. Scientists of the pickles (TVA), a fatty acid found in beef, lamb and … Read more
It is estimated that around four million women have been left in financial difficulties by the pension change – Jenny Matthews/Getty Millions of women born in the 1950s fighting to win back ‘lost’ state pensions are on the brink of defeat, after years of campaigning and hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on legal costs. … Read more
When Sacha Shaw decided to move from Melbourne to Canada, he was determined to travel without flying. But the environmental researcher and freelance journalist hadn’t even left Australian shores when he realized it was going to be harder than he initially thought. Shaw traveled by bus and train to Mount Isa in January before hitchhiking … Read more
Almost everyone in English club rugby agrees on one thing. It cannot continue like this. The system, if that’s the right word for the teetering pile of Jenga bricks supporting a cash-strapped 10-team Premiership, is broken and a planned eight-year deal between the Rugby Football Union and the club’s leading owners is seen as the … Read more
WASHINGTON – Flour-based foods such as bread, cereal and pasta are the source of roughly half of iron consumption in the US, and proposed changes to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) for 2025-2030 may reduce adequate intake of this important nutrient, according to the grain chain. Providing an additional perspective on potential health impacts … Read more