Technology

rewrite this title New Tech Tackles Bottlenecks in Blood Cancer Treatment

Summarize this content to 500 words Researchers from the University of South Australia have developed a new technique to significantly enhance a powerful treatment for leukaemia and other blood cancers.More than 300 Australian adults and children are diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) every year, and relapsed B-cell ALL is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children and young adults.Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a powerful new
Education

rewrite this title Bridget Phillipson says term-time holiday fines ‘here to stay’

Summarize this content to 1000 words 2 days agoBy Branwen Jeffreys, Education Editor, @branwenjeffreys • Nathan Standley, BBC NewsEPABridget Phillipson says parents should "honour our responsibilities" to keep children in schoolParents should not take their children on term-time holidays and have a responsibility to keep them in school, the new education secretary has told the BBC.In her first interview in the role with BBC News, Bridget Phillipson said there "will have to be consequences" for parents
Education

rewrite this title Families face £1,045 bill for summer holiday clubs

Summarize this content to 1000 words 4 hours agoBy Vanessa Clarke, Education reporter, BBC NewsBBCFamilies paying for holiday clubs this summer now face a bill of £1,045 for six weeks' care for one child – a rise of 6%.A survey of councils across Great Britain, by charity Coram Family and Childcare, also suggests a shortage of places - particularly affecting children with special educational needs and disabilities.Providers say they are trying to
Health

rewrite this title Urgent action needed as malaria evolves resistance to key drug

Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesA swarm of mosquitoes, the insects that spread malaria when they drink bloodMillions of lives are at risk unless urgent and radical action is taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa, scientists warn.Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of the critical drug artemisinin are now well-established in East Africa. Resistance levels have soared in some areas from fewer than 1%
Education

rewrite this title Ucas to reform university admissions personal statements

Summarize this content to 1000 words Ucas is changing personal statements, long the bane of teenagers' final year at school, for university admissions. Instead of a 4,000-character statement, from next year applicants will be asked to answer three questions on why they want to study their chosen course and how they are prepared for it.The body says the change will encourage applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to higher education.Last
Science/Nature

rewrite this title Environmental Factor – July 2022: Nanoparticles inhaled during pregnancy can infiltrate fetal tissues

Summarize this content to 1000 words Tiny particles inhaled during pregnancy could affect fetal growth and development, according to research in animal models funded by the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Program (ONES) program. At Rutgers, Stapleton is an assistant professor in the Ernesto Mario School of Pharmacy, and the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology. (Photo courtesy of Phoebe Stapleton)Phoebe Stapleton, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Rutgers Ernest Mario School