Written by Imagine a world of darkness. Imagine a world of silence. Imagine if you could not see or hear. In recognition of the UN’s “World Braille Day”, Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell writer and educator Helen Keller’s story. Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I’m Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I’m Colin Lowther. Spotlight uses a […]
Three years ago, 28-year-old Emily Morton from Australia was living a happy, ordinary life. She had recently married the love of her life, Andy, and the couple was enjoying every moment together. They were even planning to start a family soon. Life seemed perfect. But one day, Morton began experiencing a peculiar, persistent pain in […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Researchers at the University of Illinois have found that a gene editing tool allows them to “skip” genes that lead to diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, in a mouse model. The tool, called SPLICER, is more efficient than current gene editing tech and has a potential application in other diseases, according to […]
It’s time for our periodic update of good news from Angus Hervey, founder of Fix the News, an independent publication that reports stories of global progress. In a quick talk, he shares three major updates of recent human progress on eradicating ancient diseases, establishing massive new ocean sanctuaries and transforming children’s rights. (This conversation was […]
British number one Jack Draper talks to BBC Sport’s Laura Scott on a Memory Walk to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. Draper’s grandmother has Alzheimer’s – a condition that causes dementia and the gradual decline of cognitive functioning in the brain. READ MORE: Draper raising awareness of disease after ‘devastating’ effect Source link
Deaths in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from an as-yet unidentified disease are continuing to rise. So far there have been 71 confirmed fatalities, with 27 recorded in hospitals and 44 in communities in the southern province of Kwango. The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a team of experts to […]
We answer your questions on the “Celtic Curse” Hemochromatosis from causes, symptoms, definition, and testing to treating, diagnosis and why it’s so common in Ireland. A campaign to reduce the numbers of people suffering unnecessarily from Hemochromatosis in Ireland aims to raise awareness for the condition that affects us more than it seems to affect […]
When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would the patient like the radiologist to examine the images for heart disease risk? That’s what happened recently when a colleague visited Washington Radiology, a practice with more than a […]
30th November 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Detection dogs have been used in the UK for the first time to successfully identify tree disease, helping track down the deadly tree pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Ivor is a six-year-old cocker spaniel x labrador. The collaboration of the UK’s Forest Research and Canine Assisted Pest Eradication has successfully trained […]
Article content A new case of chronic wasting disease in deer has been detected in B.C. Chronic wasting disease, an incurable disease that affects deer, elk, moose, caribou and reindeer, was detected in the province for the first time this year, raising concerns about the health and survival of the province’s cervid population. To date, […]