The first reported person in the world has received a genetically modified pig kidney. A transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully performed the groundbreaking, four-hour procedure on Richard Slayman,…
Day: March 21, 2024
Military Working Dog FFancy Adopted by U.S. Air Force Veteran
American Humane recently had the honor of working with a retired Military Working Dog (MWD) FFancy, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, who just this month had a final mission – retiring…
The World’s Most Expensive Drug Is Now a $4.25 Million Gene Therapy
A new gene therapy for an ultra-rare disease will have a wholesale cost of $4.25 million, making it the world’s most expensive drug. The one-time treatment, Lenmeldy, won U.S. regulatory…
Tips to manage moving day stress for your cat
For many people, moving to a new house is a stressful ordeal. If it’s stressful for us, imagine how your cat feels. Cats don’t handle change as well as we…
Indra Boving: Plants and flammability—Deep inside the mechanisms of wild fires
In this revisited blog post, Indra Boving, a PhD candidate at University of California-Santa Barbara, USA, shares her work ‘Live fuel moisture and water potential exhibit differing relationships with leaf-level…
Ohio landowners say solar opposition groups threaten their property rights
A pair of cousins who want to lease land for a contested solar project in central Ohio say a vocal minority is trying to interfere with their property rights. “I…
A Journey of Resilience: Taking the Climate Fight to the International Court of Justice
The post A Journey of Resilience: Taking the Climate Fight to the International Court of Justice appeared first on Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Doctors Urge Refrigerating Acne Creams to Reduce Carcinogen Risk
Some dermatologists are recommending that people refrigerate benzoyl peroxide products such as Proactiv and Clearasil after an independent lab found they were contaminated with the potent carcinogen benzene. The American…