Cancer treatment on NHS should get radical overhaul to save 30,000 lives a year
A radical overhaul of how the NHS diagnoses and treats cancer would save the lives of thousands each year, an independent task force has said, recommending a stringent new target for patients to get their test results within four weeks. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 18, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health & Families Source Type: news
Asteroid with platinum core worth £3.5 trillion set to pass Earth
An asteroid believed to contain a platinum core worth £3.5 trillion is expected to pass Earth at around 10pm on Sunday, attracting the interest of asteroid-mining companies. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 18, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
New Horizons: Latest image shows frozen plains on Pluto's 'heart'
Nasa’s ground-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has discovered vast, craterless plains on Pluto which “exceeds all expectations”. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
New Horizons: Pluto's vast, craterless plains 'exceed all expectations' in latest image
Nasa’s ground-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has discovered vast, craterless plains on Pluto which “exceeds all expectations”. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Glyphosate: Scientists urge caution over experts' claims pesticide is 'probably' carcinogenic
It is described as the world’s safest pesticide, used so pervasively that it shows up in human breast milk and urine. For years, regulators believed glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup and other weed killers, poses little or no risk to human health despite small traces being found in bread and other foods. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - July 17, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
