40 Years of Tetris: Londoners Compete in Massive Interactive Game
London hosted a giant multiplayer Tetris game to mark its 40th anniversary, inviting players to control pieces on LED screens in a free, interactive event at Outernet.
A research team at the University of Oxford has received funding to work on a potential ovarian cancer vaccine.
The vaccine, called OvarianVax, is being designed to train the immune system to detect and target the earliest signs of ovarian cancer. Over the next three years, Cancer Research UK will provide up to £600,000 to fund the project.
Professor Ahmed Ahmed, the director of the university's ovarian cancer cell laboratory, mentions that they still have "a long way to go" but he is "optimistic." The scientists will work on developing the vaccine in the lab with the goal of training the immune system to recognize proteins on the surface of ovarian cancer cells, known as tumour-associated antigens. After this initial phase, they will begin testing the vaccine on patients who have the disease.
"The idea is, if you give the vaccine, these tiny tumours will hopefully either reduce, shrink really significantly, or disappear," said Prof Ahmed.
In the following phase, the team intends to involve women who carry genetic mutations that heighten their risk of developing ovarian cancer, along with a wider group of women who do not have any known health issues, to assess the vaccine's potential to prevent the disease.
Negotiations at COP29 in Baku face a critical impasse as sharp divisions over climate finance and fossil fuel commitments threaten progress.
"Come up with the video in its full form," demands the COP29 CEO, Elnur Soltanov, in an exclusive interview with AnewZ. The chief executive has broken his silence on the claims he was using his position to organise potential fossil fuel deals.
The United Nations COP29 climate change conference in Baku seeks $1 trillion annually to help vulnerable nations tackle climate change, as political tensions and Argentina’s withdrawal overshadow talks.
Neuralink to trial brain implant in Canada, aiming to help paralysed patients control devices through thought.
UNICEF has raised concerns over the toxic smog hospitalizing children in Lahore, Pakistan, the world’s most polluted city in terms of air quality, according to Swiss group IQAir’s live ratings. Schools and outdoor areas have been closed in the region.
Local hospitals are overrun by a mysterious illness. The Sudanese town of al-Hilalya has seen at least 73 deaths according to local doctors. It comes as violence and displacement in eastern El Gezira state continue to intensify. It has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
AstraZeneca’s new weight-loss pill, AZD5004, shows promise in early trials with tolerable side effects, advancing to Phase II studies focused on reducing obesity.
An analysis of U.S. health claims reveals that while GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy may aid weight loss, they significantly increase medical costs—rising to $18,507 annually—without reducing obesity-related health events, raising concerns for insurers and employers.
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