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English literature falls out of favour while girls fare worse than boys from return to exams

Little Faye Taylor, from Craigneuk, Wishaw, was diagnosed with a tumour deep in her brain stem on May 19.

Much of our higher education system is a glorified feeder for Lockheed Martin and other defense industry firms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bluebird bio’s (NASDAQ:BLUE) lead asset ZYNTEGLO (betibeglogene autotemcel) to treat the underlying genetic cause of beta‑thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Bluebird shares traded in a range of $6.13 to $8.18 on a day…

Summertime treats, booming sound systems, and good vibes are tools of survival in a joy-starved world.

Charges stemming from the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act have long been a looming threat in the cannabis industry. Coming from civil, state and federal levels, the charges have been used as a method to stymie cannabis operations, whether just or not.

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Gareth Dixon, 40, from Warrington in the UK, was suffering from fatigue, thirst and aches and pains last year

Gareth Dixon said he was initially told to go back to his GP

“They basically told me there was nothing wrong with me. I wasn’t going to sit there for hours to be told nothing was wrong.”

Gareth Dixon started to suffer from chest pains and, after a 20-hour wait at Warrington Hospital’s A&E department, received a terminal diagnosis that saw his wife break down crying