Annemiek van Vleuten recovered from illness to blow the Tour de France Femmes apart with a 60km lone attack in the first mountain stage, taking a memorable win and the…
New viral vectors for targeted gene therapy of heart muscle cells
Gene therapies aim to cure severe, barely treatable monogentic diseases caused by a defect in a single gene. Medical hopes are correspondingly high. Some gene therapies have already been approved…
GM prepaying Livent $198 million for guaranteed lithium supply
General Motors Co (GM.N) is prepaying Livent Corp (LTHM.N) $198 million for a guaranteed six-year supply of lithium, a deal that reflects the auto industry's rising worry about a tightening…
Eight Yakuza games will be added to PlayStation Plus this year
Sony has announced that it’s bringing eight games from the (mostly) beloved Yakuza series to PlayStation Plus throughout the rest of the year, with the first hitting the service in…
Hidden sign of dementia appears nearly two decades before any clinical symptoms – new study
A new study has detected a hidden sign of dementia that can appear almost two decades before any clinical symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia –…
Hourihane’s winner for Derby against Oxford provides relief after uncertainty
For Derby, this was a day just a few weeks ago many worried would never come. Before kick-off, Liam Rosenior showed his players a video montage of the journey to…
What allegations of Alzheimer’s research fraud mean for patients
Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent form of dementia and, with a rapidly aging global population, it is fueling unprecedented demand for costly patient care. There have been an estimated…
Brazil’s Cielo Q2 net profit soars, beating forecasts
Brazilian payment processor Cielo SA (CIEL3.SA) said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit more than tripled, beating analysts' forecasts, helped by proceeds from the sale of a subsidiary. The company,…
Spotify amps up fiction podcast effort with new leader of scripted content
On the heels of Spotify’s blockbuster audio drama Batman Unburied, the company is promoting Gimlet executive Mimi O’Donnell to head of scripted fiction at the streamer, according to an internal…
Delta Aquariids meteor shower: Exactly when and where to spot shooting stars as it peaks
Two meteor showers sweep across the sky during summer every year. First is the famous Perseid shower, which typically peaks in August, with many people even camping out to catch…