This year’s World Swim Against Malaria takes place on 25 June. The world’s largest participatory swim event features Olympian Michael Phelps this year. World Swim Against Malaria is an initiative of the Against Malaria Foundation. 100% of the money raised during this event buys nets. For more info go to http://www.worldswimagainstmalaria.com/
Very much in need today, aerogels that “can absorb oil from spills or stop pollutants for ever reaching the environment” are being created. The aerogel sponge is currently being tested and is expected to be able to clean rocks and birds covered in oil. Read about this amazing material in an article by Eric Bland […]
Although they no doubt appeared in one form or another very early on in the evolution of life on Earth, human chromosomes (from the Greek for “colored bodies”) were first seen in the cell nucleus, under the microscope, at the end of the 19th Century. Their journey through the scientific realm proved difficult, as it […]
Two concomitant pieces of good news provide fresh impetus towards the genetic understanding and control of a crippling ailment. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder responsible for a painful contracture and agitation of muscles at rest and a serious impediment to safe and proper locomotion. The lifetime incidence is in the order of 2.5% […]
The bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma used to be a killer. Today, thanks to the work of a dedicated LA doctor, this is no longer the case. Listen to one of the most dramatic success stories in cancer care. It’s good news!
