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UKRI plan cuts physics funding, threatens CERN
UKRI’s new £38.6 bn R&D plan introduces a bucket system while STFC’s pending cancellations could slash particle‑physics, astronomy and nuclear‑physics funding by 30%, threatening UK university departm
N4BP2 Enzyme Triggers Cancer Chromosome Shattering
Scientists at UC San Diego identified the enzyme N4BP2 as the trigger for chromothripsis, a chromosome-shattering event found in about one in four cancers. Removing the enzyme from cancer cells dramat
UK Loses Measles-Free Status as Cases Hit 3,681 in 2024
The UK lost its WHO measles-free status last month as cases climbed from 63 in 2022 to 3,681 in 2024, driven by MMR uptake falling well below the 95% herd immunity threshold, compounded by NHS access
Northwestern: Earlier Dinner Cut Nighttime BP 3.5%
A Northwestern Medicine study found that middle-aged and older adults at risk for cardiometabolic disease who stopped eating three hours before bed and extended their overnight fast by about two hours
Oxford study: statin side effects match placebo
A massive Oxford meta‑analysis of 23 randomized trials shows that most side effects listed for statins occur just as often in placebo groups, challenging long‑standing safety concerns.
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