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Akira Endo, scientist whose knowledge of fungi led him to discover the first statin – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAkira Endo, who has died aged 90, discovered the first statin, a chemical that prevents heart...
Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 22 hours agoUS-based Merck pushed ahead with its own statin drug that hit the market first in 1987, capturing...
Prime House? Amazon Invests Another $1.4 Billion in Affordable Homes
PC Magazine· 1 day agoAmazon will spend another $1.4 billion on its Housing Equity Fund, a 2021 pledge with an initial...
A Child of Science: The Crown’s Meg Bellamy shines in an inspiring dramatision of the birth of IVF
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoA Child of Science – by the actor and playwright Gareth Farr – centres the candidates for applause:...
Today in History: June 13, Johnson nominates Marshall to become first Black Supreme Court justice
San Francisco Chronicle· 20 hours agoThere are 201 days left in the year. On June 13, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Emmys 2024: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — Our Dream Nominees!
TVLine.com via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThere are four certainties in life: Death, taxes, The Simpsons will outlive us all and, come...
Exploring our sense of touch from every angle
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoOne of our most important senses is touch, which is the first to develop—starting only eight weeks into pregnancy—and allows us to detect and process...
Who is Tomas Colbengston, winner of art's most prestigious print award?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“I am especially grateful and happy because I am Sámi and I feel I represent the people without...
Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?
The Economist· 14 hours agoAfter all, numerous studies say parents’ careers can suffer after they have children. For the child penalty, as the career hit is known by economists, is...
2-in-1 shot for flu and COVID shows promise in advanced trial
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOnce inside the human body, mRNA instructs human cells to build specific proteins — in this case,...
