Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has made a significant announcement in the world of philanthropy, stating that his organization will increase spending to $200 billion over the next 20 years. The goal is to dramatically reduce the world’s deadliest diseases and lower maternal and child mortality rates.
Gates’ organization plans to close its doors at the end of 2045. This ambitious plan comes as a new tuberculosis vaccine shows promise in clinical trials. Gavi – The Vaccine Alliance reports that volunteers in TB hotspots have shown enthusiasm for participating in trials, allowing researchers to hit enrolment targets ahead of schedule.
The new vaccine is designed specifically for adults, aiming to prevent them from advancing to the severe stage of infection. In contrast, current vaccines target babies and children.
Finland Takes Steps Against Excessive Smartphone Use Among Children
In an effort to address concerns about excessive smartphone use among children, Finland has taken steps towards restricting mobile device use by pupils at primary and secondary schools. Research suggests that excessive smartphone use can negatively impact:
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Academic performance
- Social development
Medical Breakthroughs on Two Fronts
University of Minnesota scientists have successfully used gene-editing technology, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats), to treat late-stage digestive system cancers. By modifying patients’ immune cells using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool, they enabled these cells to fight cancer more effectively by removing genes that limit their attack strength.
- Twelve patients with previously incurable cancer underwent this treatment method.
- Several saw their disease stop spreading.
- One patient experienced complete tumor disappearance after undergoing treatment.
Dr. John Scholz from the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center expressed his excitement about the results, stating, "I’m thrilled. We’ve seen some remarkable responses."
Researchers Develop ‘Superwood’
Additionally, researchers have developed ‘superwood,’ a material with tensile strengths similar to steel but weighing less than half as much per unit volume compared with traditional materials like carbon fiber or titanium alloy composite panels.
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