Women with breast cancer who receive one shot of radiotherapy immediately after surgery experience the same benefits as those who have up to three days to three weeks, an international medical study has found. The technique, known as targeted intraoperative radiotherapy, is being used more and more all over the …
Read More »Missions of Mars complete first course corrections on journey to Red Planet – Spaceflight Now
This illustration from NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System app shows the Mars 2020 spacecraft from planet Earth. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Three robotic Mars missions launched from Earth last month have begun finishing their trajectories through the solar system with the first in a series of corrections mid-course to …
Read More »Why Momenta Pharmaceuticals stock rose 69% higher today
What happened Shares of Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MNTA) went up Wednesday after the biotechnology company announced it had agreed to be acquired by Johnson and Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). At 1:40 a.m. EDT, Momenta’s share was up 69%. So what The all-cash deal values Momenta at $ 6.5 billion, or $ …
Read More »Iran sanctions: Trump unilaterally threatens UN renewal measures | World news
President Donald Trump has announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will activate a controversial mechanism aimed at re-imposing UN sanctions on Iran, and escalate a series of European allies that have enormous consequences for the Iranian nuclear deal. Pompeo will travel to New York on Thursday to report to …
Read More »Reds-announced Thom Brennaman uses homophobic slur, existing game
The longtime play-by-play man for the Cincinnati Reds was caught on a hot mic uttering a homophobic slur during a live broadcast Wednesday, according to video of the incident that was uploaded on social media. “One of the fg capitals of the world,” Thom Brennaman could be heard saying before …
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