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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
October 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
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My dad was a research meteorologist and my mom was a painter. I guess that’s why I love to paint storms so much. ❤️
August 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
My dad was a research meteorologist and my mom was a painter. I guess that’s why I love to paint storms so much. ❤️
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Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.
August 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.
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Meet SpudCell, a synthetic cell made from lifeless ingredients that feeds, grows, divides, and experiences selection. If it doesn't have all the hallmarks of life, it has a lot! Here's my story. Gift link: nyti.ms/4vCbTih
July 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Meet SpudCell, a synthetic cell made from lifeless ingredients that feeds, grows, divides, and experiences selection. If it doesn't have all the hallmarks of life, it has a lot! Here's my story. Gift link: nyti.ms/4vCbTih
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When 13 billion years of the cosmos get condensed into 10 epic minutes, when in the timelapse do you think humans appear?.
The 13 billion years that led to us – a cosmological timelapse | Aeon Videos
When 13 billion years of the cosmos get condensed into 10 epic minutes, when in the timelapse do you think humans appear?
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June 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When 13 billion years of the cosmos get condensed into 10 epic minutes, when in the timelapse do you think humans appear?.
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Whenever there's a terminology change in our society curmudgeonly complaints about hypersensitivity arise. But this constant rollover is actually a sign of a 'linguistically mature society', as the linguist John McWhorter explains in this Essay from the Aeon archive
Euphemisms are like underwear – best changed frequently | Aeon Essays
Euphemisms are like underwear: best changed frequently. What work are they doing in our language and why do they expire?
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June 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Whenever there's a terminology change in our society curmudgeonly complaints about hypersensitivity arise. But this constant rollover is actually a sign of a 'linguistically mature society', as the linguist John McWhorter explains in this Essay from the Aeon archive
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On Sunday night, Ketan Lal received a call from the girl’s phone and went to her home, where he was allegedly held and beaten up by her family, The Indian Express quoted Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey as having stated.
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June 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM
On Sunday night, Ketan Lal received a call from the girl’s phone and went to her home, where he was allegedly held and beaten up by her family, The Indian Express quoted Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey as having stated.
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No hope from the mainstream but independent media consortium should at the very least try to make an attempt to reach the people rather than just taking the government's word for it. This has gone for way too long.
For people (mostly non-Indian), Manipur is an Indian state in the north-east region. The state has been witnessing one of the worst ethnic conflicts for more than 3 years. While the state burns, we (mainland India) are all made to watch the conflict from a safe distance.
#Manipur | More than 43,000 persons remain displaced and continue to reside in relief camps nearly three years after the conflict began, the state home department said.
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June 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
No hope from the mainstream but independent media consortium should at the very least try to make an attempt to reach the people rather than just taking the government's word for it. This has gone for way too long.
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From an online campaign to a protest on the ground: Students, parents join the Cockroach Janta Party's first demonstration in Delhi, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
Report by Anant Gupta & Kritika Pant
Report by Anant Gupta & Kritika Pant
June 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
From an online campaign to a protest on the ground: Students, parents join the Cockroach Janta Party's first demonstration in Delhi, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
Report by Anant Gupta & Kritika Pant
Report by Anant Gupta & Kritika Pant
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Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.
With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new mission
Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Vilified by the Assad regime, these Nobel-nominated first responders operated only in rebel areas. Now their founder is in the new government and they're extending their reach to all of Syria.
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Phase I trial shows promise for hES cell-derived dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's. NCT04802733 offers hope for tackling disease progression. PMID:40240592, Nature 2025, @Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08845-y #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
Phase I trial of hES cell-derived dopaminergic neurons for Parkinson’s disease | Nature
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition with a considerable health and economic burden1. It is characterized by the loss of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and a diminished response to symptomatic medical or surgical therapy as the disease progresses2. Cell therapy aims to replenish lost dopaminergic neurons and their striatal projections by intrastriatal grafting. Here, we report the results of an open-label phase I clinical trial (NCT04802733) of an investigational cryopreserved, off-the-shelf dopaminergic neuron progenitor cell product (bemdaneprocel) derived from human embryonic stem (hES) cells and grafted bilaterally into the putamen of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Twelve patients were enrolled sequentially in two cohorts—a low-dose (0.9 million cells, n = 5) and a high-dose (2.7 million cells, n = 7) cohort—and all of the participants received one year of immunosuppression. The trial achieved its primary objectives of safety and tolerability one year
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April 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Neurons transplanted into a longer-living organism will continue living up to the end of that organisms lifespan:
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This gives hope for human lifespan limited only to how long we can keep the brain alive and healthy, even outside the body.
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This gives hope for human lifespan limited only to how long we can keep the brain alive and healthy, even outside the body.
April 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Neurons transplanted into a longer-living organism will continue living up to the end of that organisms lifespan:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This gives hope for human lifespan limited only to how long we can keep the brain alive and healthy, even outside the body.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
This gives hope for human lifespan limited only to how long we can keep the brain alive and healthy, even outside the body.
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. (Snow, 1961, p. 24)
April 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. (Snow, 1961, p. 24)
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A simple animal’s response to sickness highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility
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A simple animal’s response to sickness highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility
Upon infection, the C. elegans worm reshuffles the roles of brain cells and flips the functions of some of the chemicals it uses to regulate behavior.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A simple animal’s response to sickness highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility
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Never forget to celebrate Rosalind Franklin’s work and legacy.
When F. Crick, J. Watson and M. Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on DNA, no reference was made to Franklin’s significant contribution to this discovery.
#Science #WomeninSTEM #SciComm
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When F. Crick, J. Watson and M. Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on DNA, no reference was made to Franklin’s significant contribution to this discovery.
#Science #WomeninSTEM #SciComm
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April 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Never forget to celebrate Rosalind Franklin’s work and legacy.
When F. Crick, J. Watson and M. Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on DNA, no reference was made to Franklin’s significant contribution to this discovery.
#Science #WomeninSTEM #SciComm
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/03...
When F. Crick, J. Watson and M. Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on DNA, no reference was made to Franklin’s significant contribution to this discovery.
#Science #WomeninSTEM #SciComm
royalsociety.org/blog/2025/03...
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An open letter to the Leader of Opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi
#KanchaGachibowli #savehcu #uoh #universityofhyderabad #telangana #hcu INCIndia TelanganaCMO
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#KanchaGachibowli #savehcu #uoh #universityofhyderabad #telangana #hcu INCIndia TelanganaCMO
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March 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An open letter to the Leader of Opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi
#KanchaGachibowli #savehcu #uoh #universityofhyderabad #telangana #hcu INCIndia TelanganaCMO
📸 @raghughanapuram
#KanchaGachibowli #savehcu #uoh #universityofhyderabad #telangana #hcu INCIndia TelanganaCMO
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The Control of #Pollution scheme, which has been operational since 2018, aims to monitor air quality across the country and take appropriate mitigation measures, besides monitoring water quality and noise levels.
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March 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Control of #Pollution scheme, which has been operational since 2018, aims to monitor air quality across the country and take appropriate mitigation measures, besides monitoring water quality and noise levels.
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