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A revolutionary new cancer treatment called mRNA therapy has been put on patients at Hammersmith Hospital in west London. The trial is designed to evaluate the therapy’s safety and effectiveness in treating melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumors.The new treatment uses genetic material called messenger RNA, or mRNA, to work by presenting common markers of tumors to the patient’s immune system.The goal is to help it recognize and fight cancer cells that express these markers.”Novel cancer immunotherapies based on mRNA provide a way to recruit a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer,” said Dr. David Pinato of Imperial…

February, the month I may regret not planting onions, garlic and shallots. If only for a few moments when I see my neighbours’ new shoots. I don’t think I’ve yet recovered from decay disappointment. My expectant hopes dashed like a childhood Christmas.I still scan sites and adverts, though. I forward links to Howard with wistful question marks. To eloquent silence.It is the same with potatoes. I can be a sucker for a seed-company email ad. But unearthing rotting spuds blighted my hopes for a few years yet.So why do I still buy extravagant amounts of vegetable and flower seed? Why…

AAndy Farrell doesn’t suffer from long hangovers. You guessed it, these seemed to be on a long list of things he considered a waste of time. Last week, he seemed utterly baffled whenever he was asked whether his team was in a post-World Cup slump.”To be honest, the World Cup has nothing to do with it,” Farrell said again late on Friday night. “All this talk about hangovers, we don’t have hangovers. Hangovers are for tomorrow. We’re three months in. If you can’t get over it in that time, that’s a big hangover.”Ask Fabien Galthié about it, or give him…

Sexual consent is critical, but can be tricky. Even when there are no differentials in power, when both parties are sober, willing, unaffected by gender roles, racial biases or societal pressures, there is always potential for human error and misinterpretation. This is especially problematic when getting explicit consent isn’t just about pleasing your partner, but also about protecting yourself. This documentary makes it all too clear that is particularly the case when it comes to the dynamics of Black men and white women where, historically, Black men and boys have been viewed as more sexually voracious and predatory. In the…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this featurewicket! Jaiswal Root Anderson (India 30-2)No. 695! Jaiswal drives and Root collects at first slip. In the dressing room, Rahul Dravid stood up and walked away.updated on 05.18 CET8Fifth over: India 30-1 (Jaiswal 17, Gill 0) Jaiswal drove but recognized the only person on the border, Rehan Ahmed. Root met Jaiswal, who was guarding the last ball, and fell down, and they laughed together.Round 7: India 29-1 (Jaswal 16, Gill 0) At the other end, Jimmy Anderson spoiled the party as fans chanted for Rohit, who was outside. The vuvuzela…

Biden attacks Trump after South Carolina primary winIn a statement released by his campaign, Joe Biden cast his victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary as an important step in defeating Donald Trump in the November presidential election: In 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again and I have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the Presidency again – and making Donald Trump a loser – again. When I was elected President, I said the days of the backbone of the Democratic Party being at the back of the line were over.…

A dead goose was found in the flight controls of a medical helicopter that crashed in western Oklahoma, killing all three people on board, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).While the report highlighted the presence of the goose on board, it did not specify the suspected cause of the fatal crash. The report states that other geese were found in the wreckage.The National Transportation Safety Board said a report on the possible causes of the crash could take up to two years to complete.The helicopter crashed on Jan. 20 at a ranch near Hydro,…

President Joe Biden has again won the South Carolina presidential primary, his first formal primary win of the election season.Amid low voter turnout, Biden was on track to capture all 48 delegates allocated by South Carolina primary voters today. Another seven delegates are pledged by party leaders and elected officials, such as South Carolina’s lone Democratic congressman, Jim Clyburn. Neither Dean Phillips, the congressman from Minnesota, nor author Marianne Williamson received at least 15% of the statewide vote or 15% of the vote in any congressional district, the threshold necessary to win delegates.The president sent out a statement shortly after…

Alexis Mike Allister says Jurgen Klopp’s departure will inspire Liverpool to finish the season on a higher note in memory of their manager. The German will end his nine-year reign at Anfield this summer as he aims to add to his six major honours, with four trophies still up for grabs.The Premier League leaders face a potentially crucial game in the title race when they travel to Arsenal on Sunday. In the third round of this year’s FA Cup, Liverpool defeated the Gunners 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.Skip past newsletter promotionsRegister to football dailyStart your night off with the Guardian’s…

As predicted, South Carolina’s Democratic primary Saturday is proving to be a low-key affair – but that hasn’t stopped Joe Biden from trying to boost turnout.The president posted a video on the social media platform X in which he said simply: “South Carolina, go vote today!” Biden also made a stop at his 2024 campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, alongside vice-president Kamala Harris.Nearly seven in 10 voters have said they plan to vote for Biden during Saturday’s primary, a recent Emerson College poll found. Challengers Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson were polling at about 5% and 3%, respectively. Three in…