Julian LeFay, Bethesda’s former chief engineer known among fans as the ‘Father of The Elder Scrolls’ series, has died aged 59. It was announced last week that LeFay, now co-founder and technical producer at OnceLost Games, had stepped back from game development after a lengthy battle with cancer, in order to spend time with his family and loved ones. A …
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A chilling new study has confirmed the fears of generations – that children who grew up near a Missouri creek polluted by nuclear waste from the first atomic bomb project are suffering from elevated rates of cancer rates. The findings have been published this week in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health …
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A teen turns to the Reddit community for advice following a heartbreaking request that leaves him feeling torn between love and personal identity. At just 17 years old, he finds himself facing unexpected pressure from his family after his young niece is diagnosed with leukemia. “I really really don’t want to sound egoistic, but I’m a guy with long hair, …
Read More »Scientists Supercharge Sugar Substitute – And It Starts Killing Cancer SciTechDaily Stevia leaf extract has potential as anticancer treatment, researchers find Medical Xpress Popular sugar alternative found safe and even effective at killing pancreatic cancer cells Times of India Common sweetener in fizzy drinks and yoghurt ‘can kill off the deadliest cancer’ The Sun Your Go-To Sugar Swap Could Help Fight One of the …
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Sports Trump Wants Pro Sports Teams To Follow His Playbook What’s going on: The Washington Commanders rebranded themselves in 2022 after retiring their old name — the Redskins — following years of criticism that it was racist and derogatory toward Native Americans. Now, President Donald Trump wants to turn back the clock. On Sunday, he posted on Truth Social that …
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Scientists are developing a test that uses a tiny blood sample to detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages. If caught early, pancreatic cancer can potentially be treated. However, patients usually aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has already spread, slashing their chances of survival. The disease is predicted to cause more than 51,000 deaths in the U.S. this year, accounting …
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The artificial sweetener Stevia may help prevent one of the world’s deadliest cancers, a new study suggests. Researchers in Japan collected samples from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to tropical and subtropical South America. The plant is used to make the sugar substitute Stevia, which can be 50 to 300 times sweeter than sugar and has no …
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Nuclear waste left over from US efforts to develop an atomic bomb from the 1940s and onwards put children living near St Louis, Missouri at a significantly elevated risk of cancer throughout the rest of their lives, a new study suggests. As part of the top-secret scheme known as the Manhattan Project, radioactive waste from uranium refinement in St Louis …
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Pancreatic cancer continues to pose one of the greatest challenges in global cancer treatment. Known for its aggressive nature and resistance to therapy, it carries a grim five-year survival rate of less than 10%. Early detection remains rare, and by the time most cases are diagnosed, the disease has already spread, making surgical options limited and chemotherapy less effective. In …
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Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., speaks in favor of reauthorizing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in 2024. The legislation, which will benefit people sickened by radiation exposure in uranium mining and nuclear weapons testing, was included in the budget bill President Trump signed on July 4, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call …
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