Los Angeles County grants girl license to own a unicorn — if she can find one The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control has issued its first ever unicorn license. Madeline, a local 6-year-old, wrote a letter to the department requesting official approval for her to own […]
Continue ReadingFirst Treatment for Resistant Leukemia
First treatment for resistant leukemia launched Doctors in Britain have hailed a pioneering treatment for an aggressive form of leukemia, after a teenager became the first patient to be given a new therapy and went into remission. The 13-year-old girl, identified only as Alyssa, was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic […]
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Kenya’s Maasai warriors gather to celebrate “Maasai Olympics,” a rite of passage Hundreds of youths from the Maasai pastoralists in Kenya gathered on Saturday at a wildlife sanctuary to participate in “Maasai Olympics,” a ceremony promoted by conservationists as an alternative rite of passage for young men in the community. […]
Continue ReadingA Year Only Lasts 17.5 Hours on the ‘Hell Planet’
The exoplanet 55 Cancri e goes by several names, but the rocky world located 40 light-years from Earth is most known for its reputation as a “hell planet.” This super-Earth, so named because it’s a rocky planet eight times as massive and twice as wide as Earth, is so scorching […]
Continue ReadingStiff Person Syndrome
What is Stiff Person Syndrome? Signs and symptoms after Celine Dion diagnosis Celine Dion has revealed that she has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological condition, Stiff Person Syndrome. On Thursday (8 December), the “My Heart Will Go On” singer posted an emotional video to her Instagram page explaining that […]
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