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Finding cure for rare form of brain cancer in dogs may be key to treating humans, study suggests

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Brain cancer treatment for DOGS could offer hope for humans with the rare, aggressive tumor that killed John McCain, study suggests Researchers compared glioblastoma samples from dog patients and both adult and children patients  The rare, aggressive form of brain cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 5%  Similarities were seen in the cancer’s gene … Read more

Earth’s first primitive form was created in just five million years – much faster than thought

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Earth’s first primitive form was created in just five million years — much faster than had been previously thought, researchers have found. In fact, if the whole of the solar system’s history was condensed into a 24-hour-period, the Earth’s formation would have taken the equivalent of 90 seconds. In contrast, experts had thought that such would … Read more

Leaked photos reveal TCL making a phone with a second screen that can be pulled out to form a tablet

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Leaked photos reveal TCL is making a phone with a second screen that can be pulled out to form a tablet The unnamed device has a second retractable screen  It was to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress before the event’s cancellation The phone presents a unique alternative to faulty folding phones   By James Pero … Read more

Turning sailing into an art form: Saga’s Spirit of Discovery ship has a £1million art collection

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Turning sailing into an art form: On board Saga’s Spirit of Discovery ship, which boasts a £1million art collection Saga’s new Spirit of Discovery cruise ship has an incredible 1,200 commissioned pieces of art on board  The ship’s onboard library has 3,500 books, as well as comfortable chairs with soft blankets for reading  It also has … Read more

Boy, nine months, is fighting a rare form of testicular cancer

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A nine-month-old boy is fighting a rare form of testicular cancer after his parents found a lump in his scrotum. Freddie Burgess-Shardlow has an ectomesenchymoma, a rare and fast-growing tumour of the nervous system or soft tissue. Emma Burgess, 36, said she and partner Katie Woodward, 34, first found a lump in their son’s testicles … Read more

MDMA reopens a ‘window in the brain’ that lets PTSD victims form new bonds

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The popular party drug MDMA – or ecstasy – may ‘reopen’ narrow windows in the brain that allows us to re-learn better social behaviors, new research suggests.  MDMA has been given breakthrough therapy status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it has shown such promise for treating PTSD.  Scientists have observed the way … Read more

Couple who put ‘wrong’ name on child benefit form win state pension credits

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A London couple have successfully used a loophole in child benefit rules to win state pension credits worth tens of thousands of pounds – a victory that could help many other parents. Christina Fang and Pierre-Jean Noziere made a common error by putting the ‘wrong’ partner’s name down on their child benefit form. But the … Read more