FDA OKs immunotherapy drugs for bladder, blood cancers
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for bladder cancer that harnesses the body's immune system. It is the first advance in decades against the most common type of bladder cancer.
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for bladder cancer that harnesses the body's immune system. It is the first advance in decades against the most common type of bladder cancer.
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for bladder cancer that harnesses the body's immune system. It is the first advance in decades against the most common type of bladder cancer.
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for bladder cancer that harnesses the body's immune system. It is the first advance in decades against the most common type of bladder cancer.
U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for bladder cancer that harnesses the body's immune system. The drug, developed by the Roche Group's Genentech unit, blocks a protein found on many tumor cells that deactivates key immune-system cells that kill cancer cells.
About one year ago, Nick Fox, the executive in charge of communications at Google, asked some of his engineers what their ideal messaging app would look like if they could build it from scratch.
Today, engineer Erik Kay announced the fruits of their labor on stage at its IO developers conference: A new smart messaging app called Allo that integrates Google services like YouTube, Maps, and Search, and will serve up "smart replies" and let users of the app chat with a new virtual assistant. Читать дальше...
Bernie Sanders has accepted an invitation from Fox News to debate Hillary Clinton before California's June 7 primary.
Bay Area home prices set record, sort of The median price paid for Bay Area homes set a nominal record of $686,000 in April, but when adjusted for inflation fell short of the 2007 peak of $665,000, according to data released Wednesday by CoreLogic. Home buyers spent $500,000 or more in about 70 percent of April home sales. “It’s no surprise that in a month when the San Francisco Bay Area’s median home sale price hit a record high the region also logged a year-over-year decline in sales, which... Читать дальше...
Russia`s military strength in Syria has barely changed since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial withdrawal from the war-torn country in March, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Photo: Paolo Lucchesi / Paolo Lucchesi / The Chronicle Related Links The Mission's Sous Beurre Kitchen is ending its tipless experiment Why Sous Beurre Kitchen is going tipless Five years ago, chef Michael Mauschbaugh began cooking on 24th Street in the Mission, dishing up Provencal-inspired dishes out of a small makeshift kitchen next to the barista station at Sugarlump Coffee Lounge. The pop-up dinners proved successful enough that he decided to pursue a brick-and-mortar location for Sous Beurre Kitchen... Читать дальше...
Israel on Wednesday said it plans to expand a key missile-defense system to warships.
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The Pope isn't the only holy figure reaching the masses in cyberspace.
With the help of Paul Ekman, a psychologist who consulted on the 2015 Pixar film "Inside Out," and the data visualization firm Stamen Design, the Dalai Lama has launched a new website meant to give people a map for understanding their feelings.
It's called the "Atlas of Emotions."
"When we wanted to get to the New World, we needed a map," Ekman recalled the Dalai Lama telling him, according to the New York Times. Читать дальше...
Love it or hate it, cash is playing an increasingly less important role in society.
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When my husband and I decided to quit our jobs and take our son on a trip around the globe, part of the decision was making a conscious choice to jump off the spinning merry-go-round of life. With every school commitment, sport season and extracurricular meeting, I found it more and more challenging to keep our lives simple. My son, at eight years old, had more activities and opportunities than we could fit into a single week. My husband traveled every week and I was working part time, volunteering... Читать дальше...
Local shares poised to open flat while the Australian dollar took a hit on the release of Fed minutes.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's legislative leaders entered a stare-down Wednesday, holding firm to some of their wildly different positions on transportation funding and other spending priorities as time ticks away in the session.
Smarter artificial intelligence. Smarter messaging services. Smarter home technology. Smarter smartphones. If there was a theme to Google’s 2016 developers conference, I/O, it was everything you’ve seen before — but smarter.
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It's no spoiler to say that in Neal Stephenson's 2015 novel "Seveneves," the moon is destroyed.
That's because the opening line reads: "The moon blew up with no warning and with no apparent reason."
We don't how the moon would suddenly explode in the real world — it's unlikely. But the way Stephenson describes the events that would happen next carries a surprising amount of truth.
Tech Insider spoke to several physicists who have considered this nightmare scenario. Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catching many investors off guard, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June is likely if the economy keeps improving.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catching many investors off guard, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday that an interest rate hike in June is likely if the economy keeps improving.
The minutes of their most recent meeting in late April showed that Fed officials widely felt it would be time to raise rates at their June 14-15 meeting as long as hiring and economic growth strengthened and inflation showed signs of accelerating toward the Fed's 2 percent target rate. [...] after turbulence struck financial markets and the global economy weakened, the Fed removed that assessment from its descriptions of the economy and held rates steady. [...] many economists have assumed that... Читать дальше...
“Play that funky music, Dad!”
Who said that when you become a parent you can't include your child in all your fun? Nobody, that's who. GroovaRoo Dance Studio just posted a video of dads showing the world that the dancing does not stop after having kids.
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GroovaRoo studio in San Diego specializes in dance classes that include children and their parents.
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Two Chinese military aircraft intercepted a U.S. military reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea Tuesday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers scrambling to find money to fix Illinois' multibillion dollar deficit are looking to sugary drinks as one potential source of revenue.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers scrambling to find money to fix Illinois' multibillion dollar deficit are looking to sugary drinks as one potential source of revenue.