US: FDA gives blood cancer drug breakthrough status
From Newsmax AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators had awarded its blood cancer drug acalabrutinib “breakthrough” status for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision…
Trump indicated where he stands on medical marijuana for the first time since he took office
By Jeremy Berke From Business Insider President Donald Trump issued his first statement on medical marijuana since he took office. Trump on Friday signed a$1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through September 30. The…
Analysts studied what traditional divorce might tell us about Brexit
By Rupert Hargreaves, ValueWalk From Business Insider What does real-life divorce tell us about what to expect from the Brexit process? Analysts at Source, the multi-asset research platform ask this question in a research report published last week. Brexit is…
WSJ: Fox News will cut ties with Bill O’Reilly
From Newsmax Fox News Channel is poised to end the 21-year tenure of Bill O’Reilly on the news cabler amid a cascade of sexual harassment allegations. O’Reilly’s exit from the network he has been with almost since its inception is…
Does Profit Motive Fuel Prostate Cancer Radiation?
From Newsmax Men with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread to surrounding tissues are more likely to get radiation therapy if they’re diagnosed by doctors who own radiation machines, a Texas study suggests. Most men with prostate cancer have this kind…
Scientists develop ‘Electronic Skin’ that can feel
From Newsmax Scientists have found a way to power an experimental kind of electronic skin using solar energy in a further step towards the development of prosthetic limbs or robots with a sense of touch. Teams around the world are…
Logos & colours
How these 23 brands are using colors in their logos to influence their customers By Julien Rath From Business Insider Lufthansa Olt Aicher, the designer behind the Lufthansa logo, never considered the branding to be fully finished.Michael Dalder/Getty Images Supposedly…
‘It’s like a dream come true’: Cubans welcome a new way to contact the outside world
By Reuters From Business Insider HAVANA (Reuters) — Downtown Havana resident Margarita Marquez says she received a special Christmas gift this year: web access at home, a rarity in a country with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in…
Earth 100 years from now
This is what Earth will look like in 100 years — if we’re lucky By Sarah Kramer From Business Insider Heat Wave AP Photo/Matt York At this point, you’re probably fully aware of how hot it is. But in case…
A new survey among Washington elites found they think the American electorate is stupid
By Alex Thompson, VICE News From Business Insider Voters are angry at the political establishment and the political establishment doesn’t much care for the voters either. In fact, they think voters are pretty damn stupid. That’s the conclusion of a…
