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  • New CAR-T Therapy achieves positive results in a high proportion of patients with a refractory type of lymphoma

    New CAR-T Therapy achieves positive results in a high proportion of patients with a refractory type of lymphoma

    A Phase I trial involving ten patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma or T-cell lymphoma has achieved a 100% overall response rate and a 50% complete remission rate, in addition to a favourable safety profile and high in vivo persistence of CAR30+ cells. The results of this pioneering study in Europe have been published in the prestigious journal Blood. The study has been led by Dr. Javier Briones, group leader at the IR San Pau and the Josep Carreras Institute and…

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  • Concerning chemicals from the wear of climbing shoes cause trouble in indoor halls

    Concerning chemicals from the wear of climbing shoes cause trouble in indoor halls

    Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers through the abrasion of the soles. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Vienna and EPFL Lausanne have shown for the first time that high concentrations of potentially harmful chemicals from climbing shoe soles can be found in the air of bouldering gyms, in some cases higher than on a busy street. The results have been published in…

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  • Teenage years crucial for depression intervention

    Teenage years crucial for depression intervention

    Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study shows.

    Researchers found that interactions between depressive symptoms — like sadness, fatigue and a lack of interest — are less predictable in teens but become more fixed in adults, which can lead to persistent depression.

    The findings highlight the importance of targeting depression at an early age, when symptoms are still changing, experts…

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  • Rainfall triggers extreme humid heat in tropics and subtropics

    Rainfall triggers extreme humid heat in tropics and subtropics

    Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even fatal to human health.

    The team, from the University of Leeds and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology has provided the first ever analysis of how patterns of recent rainfall can interact with dry or moist land conditions to influence the risk of extreme humid heat in the global tropics and…

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  • Trump’s 100-day scorecard: Executive orders, tariffs and foreign policy | Donald Trump News

    Trump’s 100-day scorecard: Executive orders, tariffs and foreign policy | Donald Trump News

    United States President Donald Trump is marking his first 100 days back in office with a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, just north of Detroit, a city renowned for its automotive industry.

    In the space of just more than three months, he has signed more executive orders than any other president, sent markets spiralling with tariffs and for the most part stuck to his America First policy, except when it comes to Israel.

    Al Jazeera looks at some of his biggest decisions in numbers:

    How did he…

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  • How falsehoods drove Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days | Al Jazeera News

    How falsehoods drove Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days | Al Jazeera News

    In his first 100 days in office, United States President Donald Trump invoked archaic immigration laws, questioned judges’ power to rule against his decisions and attempted to end several legal immigration pathways.

    Trump began laying the groundwork for his immigration plans long before his January 20 inauguration.

    For years, Trump and his allies have said falsely or without evidence that the US is being invaded by immigrants who are driving up crime rates and that foreign countries are…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • ‘Starvation as Weapon’ – ICJ Hearings on Israel’s Aid Obligations in Gaza Continue

    ‘Starvation as Weapon’ – ICJ Hearings on Israel’s Aid Obligations in Gaza Continue

    South Africa’s representative at the ICJ, Jaymion Hendricks. (Photo: video grab)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Heindricks emphasized that “Despite the horrific attempts by Israeli officials to characterize them otherwise, Palestinians are human beings, they are flesh and blood.”

    South Africa told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday that international law “prohibits Israel from the use of starvation as a method of warfare, including under siege or…

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  • Russia dismisses Ukraine’s proposal to extend brief ceasefire to 30 days | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Russia dismisses Ukraine’s proposal to extend brief ceasefire to 30 days | Russia-Ukraine war News

    Kremlin spokesman slams Kyiv after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow’s brief unilateral ceasefire is ‘manipulation’.

    Russia has rejected a proposal from Ukraine to extend Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unilateral three-day ceasefire as the United States grows increasingly impatient with stalled efforts to find a long-term solution to end the war.

    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Tuesday that Moscow had seen Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

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  • Sectarian clashes kill 13 near Syrian capital Damascus | Conflict News

    Sectarian clashes kill 13 near Syrian capital Damascus | Conflict News

    Druze elders meet security forces in a bid to prevent further escalation of deadly violence in the town of Jaramana.

    Authorities in Syria have assured a thorough investigation into clashes that are reported to have killed 13 people in a town near the capital, Damascus, largely populated by the country’s Druze minority.

    The Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Tuesday that it would pursue those involved in the sectarian violence.

    Syria’s new rulers, rebels who led the rebellion that…

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  • ICC judges order prosecutor to keep arrest warrant requests confidential in Gaza probes – Middle East Monitor

    ICC judges order prosecutor to keep arrest warrant requests confidential in Gaza probes – Middle East Monitor

    Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have instructed Prosecutor Karim Khan to keep future applications for arrest warrants confidential in relation to the court’s investigations into the situation in Palestine, including alleged crimes committed in Gaza.

    According to the Guardian, the decision was taken following concerns that the prosecutor’s previous public statements about ongoing investigations and possible arrest warrants — particularly…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com