Month: April 2021

Israeli researchers believe they can make the most lethal brain cancer less deadly, after they stopped tumors from growing in mice and in a lab model using human cells by blocking specific proteins from reaching them. Glioblastoma only has a 40 percent survival rate after a year and 5% after five years, even with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. But Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro said she is hopeful that her new study, conducted on mice and lab models, will make the illness “chronic but manageable or even cure it completely.” Get The Start-Up Israel's Daily Start-Up by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up Her team modified hundreds of mice to give them g...

Here’s a fantastic change that’s going to save me both money and hassle. Take sunscreen through TSA checkpoints As most of you are probably aware, you’re generally limited to taking liquids of no more than 3.4 ounces (100 ml) through TSA checkpoints. There are some exceptions, like medically necessary items. Well, for those who use sunscreen, there’s some excellent news — as of April 7, 2021, you can take full size sunscreen (SPF products) through TSA checkpoints. In other words, you can take sunscreen bottles of more than 3.4 ounces through security, you just have to “declare” them to a TSA agent when you’re at the checkpoint (or I suppose you can try not declaring them, and see if the TSA catches it). You can now take full-size sunscreen through TSA checkpoints Why ...

NEW DELHI: From just about 15,500 cases on March 1 this year, India's daily coronavirus figures have risen by almost 10-times to over 1.5 lakh new infections on April 11. India is now consistently logging a six-figure addition in cases every day while daily deaths are also hovering over the 800-mark. This alarming surge in numbers — much severe and rapid than encountered during the first wave — has baffled everyone. Especially when it appeared that the country had successfully brought the situation under control just a couple of months ago. But what has led to this scary spike? Is it callousness by citizens? Are new and highly infectious variants at play? Did we open up too much too soon? Here's what the government and experts believe ...What Centre saysThe Centre has given three mai...

<!----> People queue to receive AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom has used the vaccine more than any other European country. Clodagh Kilcoyne/ REUTERS By Kai Kupferschmidt, Gretchen VogelApr. 11, 2021 , 7:15 AM Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. What was a worrisome suspicion four weeks ago is now widely accepted: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can, in ver...