In early 2018, Dr. He Jiankui, a then-34-year-old Chinese biophysicist, traveled to an Arizona science conference to meet with one of his heroes, the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson, a man who first proposed the double helix structure of DNA molecules back in 1953. Dr. He was in the midst of a big experiment of … Read more
A quadruple amputee spoke out about his devastating experience with Strep A on Tuesday after cases of the virus started to rise again. Alex Lewis said that he was diagnosed with the condition in 2013 and only given a three percent chance of survival, according to The Sun. The 42-year-old father said that he woke … Read more
Will Smith said he “just lost it” when he slapped comedian Chris Rock on Oscars night in his first late-night interview since the infamous slap earlier this year. “I was gone,” Smith said on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” “That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time,” … Read more
Ice Cube said “Oh Hell No” to $9 million?! The actor and rapper appeared on the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast recently to express his fury over losing a $9 million deal after refusing to comply with COVID-19 regulations. Last year, it was reported that Cube left the cast of Sony’s ”Oh Hell No“ … Read more
A UK paddleboarder redefined “life ring” after dropping her iPhone in the ocean, only for it to wash ashore in perfect working condition — an incredible 460 days later. ”I never thought I would have seen it again, or for it to be working,” Clare Atfield, 39, told SWNS. The miraculous saga occurred while she … Read more
The owner of a Sydney, Australia cafe has revealed her struggles after appearing on Channel 7’s Kitchen Nightmares Australia, saying she has lost thousands of dollars in business after the program rebranded and renovated her cafe. Virginia Cheong, the owner of Cafe de Vie in Homebush, recently appeared on the Channel 7 program hoping to get … Read more
Makeup artist Pratima Bassi has always had a sweet tooth. But, when, a few years ago, her weight skyrocketed to 265 pounds thanks to her love of gooey chocolate morsels and cream-filled cookies, the 23-year-old New Yorker from Rockland County resolved to slim down. In 2018, she committed to a low-carb lifestyle and 90-minute strength training … Read more
To womb it may concern … Kayla Simpson, a blonde Indiana University sophomore, was enjoying herself at a party when she was suddenly struck with intense abdominal pain. She was rushed to the emergency room, convinced her appendix had burst. Turns out, however, the co-ed was in active labor with a baby she had no clue that … Read more
Right before the pandemic, Josie’s teenage son dropped a bombshell. He told his parents that he was transgender. At the time, her son, who has ADHD, had been struggling socially and was cut from the baseball team. Then the lockdown dealt a blow to his mental health. “It was a perfect storm, and it hit … Read more
Life’s a beach, especially for this couple. A duo’s dream photo shoot to commemorate their engagement turned sour when the diamond ring soared through the air and landed somewhere in the sand. The pair, who run a joint TikTok account as T&Kay, racked up nearly 15 million views on a clip of their misfortune, showing … Read more
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Kevin Bacon is opening up about how he and his wife lost “most of our money” in Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme. In an appearance on this week’s episode of Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes’ “Smartless” podcast, the 64-year-old “Footloose” star explained that he and wife Kyra Sedgewick were among Madoff’s 40,000 victims. … Read more
British newswire SWNS reported a woman will undergo a double-hand transplant after losing all four limbs. In 2017 the women developed sepsis, which caused her limbs to turn black and die. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by infections, including those in the urinary tract. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your … Read more
Summary: Administering a chemical compound called synthetic retinoids to the retina helped restore brain networks associated with vision and prompted the growth of two times more neurons, effectively restoring vision in adult mouse models of the genetic visual disorder LCA. Source: UC Irvine A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see … Read more