IndieBio, the biotech startup accelerator that’s produced heaps of notable companies (including several that have graced the Startup Battlefield), is holding its twice-annual demo day today at 3PM Pacific Time. An even dozen young companies will be pitching their work, from AI-informed research to artificial meat, and you can watch…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJack Burn died hours after being born at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford A hospital trust being investigated over baby deaths and subject to repeated warnings over patient safety across two sites has been put into special measures. It means Shrewsbury and…
In August, Indonesia top Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), issued a religious decree declaring that the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine is ‘haram’ – forbidden under Islamic law – because several of its components are derived from pigs. Now, public health officials are beginning to observe the dangerous consequences of this…
Image copyright Chloe Marsden Image caption Chloe, 21, said friends of hers have died as a result of eating disorders Chloe, who is from Leicester, was diagnosed with anorexia aged 14 and was hospitalised two years later. “I had low potassium and was on the edge of a heart attack,…
As an MBA student at the University of Chicago’s Booth school, Kathleen Wilson was struck with an idea while looking at businesses that provided daily housekeeping in one of her classes. Given the density and physical structure of many apartment buildings, she wondered why a housekeeper couldn’t similarly push a…
Picture Morgan Freeman, Donald Trump or Margaret Thatcher. Most likely you can hear their voices in your mind, and the characteristic inflections that they put on certain words, as well as their tone and pitch. Even without listening to the words, when you hear someone speak you can pick up…
McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, was ordered to get out. The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not immediately known as officials could not access the dangerous…
Last week, Reddit users revealed some NSFW facts they learned at an embarrassingly late age. In general, the thread is lighthearted and amusing, but if some of the comments are anything to go by, it is quite clear that many people lack a basic understanding of a woman’s anatomy – particularly…
They reduce the need for finger-prick blood tests and can make it easier for diabetics to manage their condition. But Freedom of Information requests made by the BMJ found that while some clinical commissioning groups have made the devices available to hundreds of patients, others have not made them available…
But he’s got a weakness for black licorice-flavored Twizzlers, “consuming at least one standard size bag per week” of the twisty-chewy ropes for “years,” he admits in the suit. The one-pound bags contained no warnings “that consumption of the black licorice product can lead to heart conditions” so Goldberg munched…
1. Midterm elections 23 & 2: That’s what Dems need to flip Congress Anger sets in as Iran braces for US sanctions The Trump administration is set to reimpose all sanctions against Iran today. The sanctions were lifted as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, which President Trump pulled…
Image copyright Gareth Phillips Image caption Large diggers on the beach moved the boulders But after working on the mouth of the stream, “they went down 200 yards on the beach and scooped up boulders of scientific interest”, Mr Phillips said. “They had no reason and no licence to be…