science / science - 6 years ago
Johnson & Johnson said its drug, Tremfya, was found to be more effective than a rival medicine from Novartis AG in reducing the severity and affected area in adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in a late-stage study. After 48 weeks of therapy, 84.5 percent of the 1,048 participants trea...
science / science - 6 years ago
MIAMI (AP) — American diplomats affected by mysterious health incidents in Cuba showed damage in the inner ear shortly after they complained of weird noises and sensations, according to their earliest medical exams, publicized Wednesday.
science / science - 6 years ago
"The cyber attack hit servers based in the Middle East, India, Aberdeen and in a limited way Italy through a variant of Shamoon malware," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The Shamoon virus was used in some of the most damaging cyber attacks in history, starting in 2012 when it crippled...
science / science - 6 years ago
When people with diabetes have poorly controlled blood sugar, over time this can restrict blood flow to the lower legs and lead to nerve damage and impaired wound healing. With a lack of sensation in the feet and lower legs, people may not notice sores and infections that develop until these proble...
science / science - 6 years ago
To find out where you stand, get to some stairs.
science / science - 6 years ago
El Niños will be stronger and more frequent in the decades ahead due to global warming, a study released Wednesday said.
science / science - 6 years ago
The Bonhomme Richard was commanded by none other than John Paul Jones himself.
science / science - 6 years ago
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the climate talks taking place in Poland (all times local):
science / science - 6 years ago
The Iranian-aligned Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi were still discussing a United Nations proposal on the contested port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing starvation. Hadi's premier, Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, told reporters in the g...
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Starting before dawn has even broken, Afghanistan's army of saffron pickers shift their way across sun-baked fields to pluck the brightly coloured crocuses that are providing the country's farmers with a new means of income. Joma Khan is one of the 156,000 seasonal workers who help harvest the spic...
science / science - 6 years ago
“We have a crumbling subway system, record homelessness, public housing that is a national embarrassment, overcrowded schools, sick people without health insurance and an escalating affordable housing crisis,” said City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, a Manhattan Democrat. The council has few, if an...
science / science - 6 years ago
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is gearing up to finally send its tourism rocket ship to the edge of space.
science / science - 6 years ago
The drone is the size of a fighter jet and designed to challenge air defense radars.
science / science - 6 years ago
This decades-old wrestling match is officially over. Or is it?
science / science - 6 years ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest.