Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Glorious Gillespie wins UCI World Champs gold in Chile | Video Lara Gillespie was already a European champion before tonight but has now added an incredible world title win to her palmares

Glorious Gillespie wins UCI World Champs gold in Chile | Video www.stickybottle.com/races-result...

As it was officially a private visit Trump himself should pay - duh!!!

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

‘When I was a child, everyone used it’: woman blames Johnson & Johnson talc for her cancer Sue Rizzello is among thousands in UK suing the firm, which denies selling baby powder containing asbestos

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Thousands in UK sue Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer risks The claim involves 3,000 people and focuses on internal memos and scientific reports, seen by the BBC.

Criminally culpable and covering it up:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma discovered by self-supervised learning from 3446 whole-slide images - Nature Communications Mesothelioma is a highly lethal cancer that remains challenging to diagnose. Here, the authors curate a histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma and map it using self-supervised AI endorsed by human pathological assessment, revealing patterns that generate highly interpretable predictions.

Delighted to share the first major output from our CRUK-funded programme on Early Detection of Mesothelioma:
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63846-9
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

2025 IUCN Report has over 47,000 Wildlife species Threatened with Extinction..

#IUCN #wildlife #species #threatened #extinction #nature #endangered #endangeredspecies

Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop This course brings together a team of experienced mouse geneticists who guide you through the process of designing and implementing a mouse research project plan and the subsequent data analysis.

"People don't do actual training in how to do animal experiments and there's such a lot that you need to think about that you just wouldn't realise unless somebody tells you."

Apply by 31st August to join our comprehensive Mouse Models for Human Disease Workshop:

www.har.mrc.ac.uk/training/cou...

The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success Half of people with cancer survive but lack of progress for some forms of disease is worrying experts.

A new study from @lshtm.bsky.social we funded has revealed a 92-percentage point gap in 10-year survival between the most & least deadly cancers. It's vital the National Cancer Plan for England transforms cancer care & boosts survival across all cancer types. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog

Noted. We are building maps of cancer mortality rates across Scotland. Wonder what we will find in Helensburgh, Dunoon, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Greenock, Dumbarton....
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Members of the International Student Support team at the University of Glasgow.

Please nominate our amazing International Student Support team for the #WeAreInternational Awards at UKCISA!

They go above and beyond to support our international students. Please vote for the University of Glasgow by 6 Aug 👉 ukcisa.org.uk/our-work/weareinternational-awards

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Only 29% would back Brexit now

BBC Radio Ulster - Assume Nothing, Killer Dust, 1. A Very Strange Event A hush-hush factory opening. No photographs allowed. Oaths of secrecy. What's going on?

A timely reminder of the continued danger posed by Asbestos
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Adoptively transferred Th17 cells cooperate with host B cells to achieve durable tumor immunity Cole et al. report that adoptively transferred, tumor-specific Th17 cells engage host B cells and drive B cell proliferation and differentiation. These Th17 cells require B cells for sustained immunit...

🧵1/ New in @Cancer_Cell: Our lab discovered that Th17 cells must team up with B cells to eliminate tumors, and prevent it from coming back.
🔗 Read: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
🧬This unexpected immune duo sparks tumor immunity.
🖼️Image: See schematic Th17/B cell antitumor action!

How Trump Killed Cancer Research Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.

Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research

www.wired.com/story/how-tr...

UK worst in G7 for MMR jab rates, as 30m children worldwide not fully immunised More than 14m children globally have not had single routine jab as figures show less than 90% of those eligible in UK had first MMR last year

The simplest, safest and easiest way to ensure your child does not die from Measles. I very much hope we are not going down the road of MAGA-land www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘Too arrogant to listen’: how welfare bill soured Starmer’s relations with rebel MPs MPs describe receiving veiled deselection threats as No 10 sought to quash revolt before finally backing down

🧵This story on Starmer’s welfare u-turn summarises one of the biggest problems with British politics - whichever party is in power. Ministers simply don’t engage with those affected by their decisions.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Opinion: Stop defending Brexit fantasy and start telling the truth - Farmers Weekly In the years since Brexit, British agriculture has become caught in a peculiar double bind. We’re told to look forward, not back. To embrace change. To

Stop 🛑 defending Brexit fantasy and start telling the truth!!!

The damage began with Brexit — but hasn’t ended there.

Labour doesn’t need to say it’s anti-farming. Its fiscal plans speak for themselves.

Agriculture is being “managed down” — as economists warned.
www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...

HPV vaccines linked to drop in cervical cancer deaths From 2013-2015 to 2019-2021, mortality decreased 15% per year.

We have seen a marked decline in cervical cancer deaths in young women in the past decade.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...

Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol.

Wow! Scientists engineered E. coli to convert plastic waste (PET) into pain medicine paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) in under 24 hours with up to 92% yield.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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‘New hope’: ash trees rapidly evolving resistance to dieback, study reveals Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed

Amazing hopeful story - new generations of ash trees are evolving resistance to ash dieback fungus. Evolution at work, at speed
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Delighted to share our methods collaboration with Sophie Rovers & Evelien Smits on intrapleural injection to model pleural disease in mice:
www.mdpi.com/3332150

BREAKING: The House of Commons has passed the assisted dying bill.

314 MPs voted in favour, while 291 against - a majority of 23

Once there were only 22 condors left on Earth: The LA Zoo just hatched 10 chicks Earlier in June, wildlife enthusiasts were excited over a pair of young bald eagles that flew out of their nest for the first time, hovering high above Big Bear Lake.

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America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain Other countries may benefit. Science will suffer

and the UK isn't particularly well placed to benefit....
www.economist.com/science-and-...