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In trials, in 708 women, when combined with hormone therapy, the drug doubled the time the cancer took to grow, from 3.6 months to 7.3 months, and shrank tumours in 23% of patients.

An unreleased song by the late Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng, who took East Asia by storm from the 1970s to 1990s, has been discovered in Japan and will be released in June, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.

To date, 5,282 hens have been distributed to residents, and not only have the residents received a plentiful supply of free eggs, but food waste has also been averted from landfill as chickens are fed kitchen scraps which would otherwise be thrown away.

In Maharashtra’s parched landscapes, former IRS officer Ujjwal Kumar Chavan initiated a transformative water conservation project. Inspired to combat drought, he constructed reservoirs and check dams, increasing water storage across 204 villages. His efforts boosted farmers’ incomes, rejuvenated rivers, and fostered community resilience, demonstrating the power of collective action.

The Europol-supported operation led to 79 arrests and 1.400 identifications

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In what's expected to soon be commonplace, artificial intelligence is being harnessed to pick up signs of cancer more accurately than the trained human eye. This latest AI model has a near 100% success rate and serves as a clear sign of things to come.

He has committed millions of his own money to fund solutions for TB, has educated thousands on the subject, and has even worked with his fan community — Nerdfighteria — to demand change from corporate health giants like Danaher and Johnson & Johnson.

An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology.

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On Coyier Lane, a little elbow grease goes a long way. Almost a year ago, Bikes for Kids Wisconsin, a nonprofit dedicated to giving Wisconsin residents access to bicycles and education about bike maintenance and traffic safety, shed its national affiliation, branching off from Free Bikes 4 Kidz. Executive Director Kristie GoForth will tell you that independence has come with its own challenges, but it has also given the nonprofit room to grow. And grow it has. Bikes for Kids gave away 2,518 bikes this year, smashing its previous record of 2,126 in 2022, for a grand total of 12,609 bikes given away since 2017. “I would say overall (going independent) has been fantastic. I actually haven’t seen any negative consequences of making that move,” GoForth said. “This year we’ve had just an incredible demand for our services, and we’re hopeful that someone’s going to be really awesome to us and gift us a seven-figure gift.”

Using centripetal force puts it in trebuchet territory does it not?

The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering hope to supporters of the endangered bird that recognition from its victory might prompt a revival of the species.

Scientists Discover New Antibiotic Class Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Hoboken, New Jersey, recently marked seven consecutive years without a traffic death. Officials there credit their decision to take away some street parking, a change that increases visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

Curing tinnitus would sure be nice for a lot of people.

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Some rednecks will be freaked out, but the rest of the world will only see improvements in the goods and services available in the market.

The orca had been stuck since 23 March after its mother died, sparking a huge rescue effort off Vancouver Island's west coast.

The department says the reef was first discovered in 2021 and is the "first and only" known live coral reef in Canada's Pacific, as well as the most northern known coral reef in the entire ocean

Durham police said while they were not involved in the hunt for the animal Friday, they knew where it came from. A driver delivering two kangaroos to Quebec on Thursday had stopped at Oshawa Zoo to let them “stretch their legs.”

The 17-day long wait for the 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarakhand finally ended on Tuesday.

Kala-azar is a deadly parasitic disease that's also known as Black Fever, or Visceral leishmaniasis. It is the second most deadly parasitic disease (after malaria).