FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 9 | History Defined

ALS is only 50% genetic – identifying DNA regions affected by lifestyle and environmental risk factors could help pinpoint avenues for treatment

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects about 1 in 50,000 people. Well-known people who suffered from ALS include baseball player Lou Gehrig, who lived two years after he was diagnosed, and scientist Stephen Hawking, who lived for an extraordinary 55 years after his diagnosis. While the…

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

New Tech Allows Locked-in Patients to Slowly Communicate with Others

Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai hospital have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a heart attack. The tool, described in The Lancet Digital Health journal, accurately predicted which patients would experience a heart attack in five years based on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022

Scientists may have solved Professor Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox

According to two new studies, something called “quantum hair” is the answer to an almost half-century-old problem.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Thursday briefing: End to Covid rules ‘way too soon’

Alarm at early exit from restrictions in England … police consider inquiry into Downing Street flat renovation … Stephen Hawking’s blackboard mystery

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2022

Stephen Hawking exhibition hopes to unravel the mysteries of his blackboard

Science Museum hopes fellow travellers of the late cosmologist will join visitors to display of his office miscellany

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022

Jimmy Carr's most offensive 'jokes' - including another sickening Holocaust comment

Comedian Jimmy Carr has been slammed for his latest 'indefensible joke' about the Holocaust, but it's certainly not the first time he's caused serious offence [warning - some of these 'jokes' are incredibly offensive]

Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2022