Scientists working as part of a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company Sanofi have managed to engineer an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. The antibody is built to attack three different yet critical parts of the virus, which will make it harder […]
Thanks to cannabis, this young boy’s cancer recovery story is incredible! When Carrie Blackwell’s son Deryn exhausted all options of modern medicine and received a terminal cancer diagnosis, she risked spending up to 14 years in prison, when giving him cannabis in an attempt to help alleviate some of the symptons he was experiencing. “It […]
An eleven year old boy who was dying from severe epilepsy which was causing hundreds of seizures a day, has not had a single one for 300 days since being prescribed a medical marijuana product. Billy Caldwell began treatment with cannabis oil in the US, where medical marijuana is legal in many states in 2016, […]
In collaboration with four children’s hospitals, using production principles, Toyota has managed to reduce central line infections by 75%. Advisor for TSSC, Scott Dickson, joined forces with Amy Taylor, clinical manager of Gastroenterology, including other staff members at Children’s Health in Dallas, to work on finding a solution to the problem of central line-associated blood […]
You’ve probably heard of ParkRun. Launched in 2004, Paul Sinton-Hewitt said it’s creation was ‘selfish’. He wanted to stay fit and see his friends whilst injured and unable to run with his usual club. The initial Saturday morning 5km run in Bushy Park, South London soon grew to be an event for everyone, regardless of their […]
