After 24 years of trying, the England women’s hockey team finally won gold at the Commonwealth Games. They had played Australia in three finals before now, and lost every one…
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Direct-to-consumer advertising has positive impact on perscription demand
Brief exposure to direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) has a large and positive association with medication-related demand intentions, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Health Forum. Matthew D.…
U.S. inflation outlook brightens as import prices drop, consumer sentiment rises
U.S. import prices fell for the first time in seven months in July, helped by a strong dollar and lower fuel and nonfuel costs, while consumers' one-year inflation outlook ebbed…
Metaverse Crypto Use Raises Systemic Risk, Bank of England Says
Widespread adoption of cryptoassets in a fully developed metaverse may pose a systemic risk to financial stability and would require “robust consumer protection” frameworks, staffers at the Bank of England…
Island is Wonderland for Penguins Once Again After Dog Helps Eradicate 300,000 Invasive Rabbits
A UNESCO Natural Heritage Site has been saved from a rabbit and rat rampage, and 8 years after being declared free of invasives, the island is looking like its old…
Manchester City’s Haaland strikes twice on league debut in win at West Ham
It is going to become a familiar sight this season: Kevin de Bruyne picking the ball up in the middle of the pitch, lifting his head and playing a defence-shredding…
Potential new treatment for angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
A type of blood cell cancer called angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) can develop as mutations accumulate with age in the stem cells from which the T cells in the blood…
U.S. equity funds notch up biggest weekly inflow in seven weeks
Investors were net buyers of U.S. equity funds in the week to Aug. 10, on bets that the Federal Reserve would slow the pace of its interest rate hikes as…
Norwegian Bitcoin Miner Heads North to Escape Record Power Bills
Soaring power prices are forcing a Bitcoin miner and data center operator in southern Norway to head north. Kryptovault AS is moving operations north of the Arctic Circle, where electricity…
Genetic Heart Conditions Could be Cured for First Time with Single Jab It’s a ‘Defining Moment’
Armed with a big research grant, a crack team of scientists will seek to develop an injectable gene therapy to cure one of the most horrible diseases imaginable. Genetic cardiomyopathies…