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Read More »A Living Legacy in Pediatric Cancer Research
Even as he was dying, he worked to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. Now scientists are using his cells to help others. Approximately 85 percent of children with cancer are cured. However, about 15 percent confront the sort of aggressive disease that cut short the life of Tyler Trent at …
Read More »10 Places Where Social Security Offers the Best Standard of Living
imtmphoto / Shutterstock.com Some 21% of couples collecting Social Security benefits and about 45% of those who are unmarried rely on their Social Security checks for 90% or more of their income, says the Social Security Administration. Retirees and pre-retirees who plan to live on such limited incomes could do …
Read More »This M’sian Earns A Living From Handmaking Stamps To Supply The Growing Demand For Them
Handmade parcels and handwritten letters are always a little more special because of their personal touch. Those extra details tell me the amount of effort that went into making these things look presentable to me, which I appreciate. Kurukynki, a stamp producer in Malaysia, is a startup that helps with …
Read More »When It Comes to Living With Uncertainty, Michael J. Fox Is a Pro
Two years ago, Michael J. Fox had surgery to remove a benign tumor on his spinal cord. The actor and activist, who had been living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly three decades, had to learn to walk all over again. Four months later, he fell in the kitchen of his …
Read More »Living in Noisy Neighborhoods May Raise Your Dementia Risk
Long-term exposure to noise may be linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Researchers did periodic interviews with 5,227 people 65 and older participating in a study on aging. They assessed them with standard tests of orientation, memory and language, and tracked average daytime …
Read More »This S’pore Startup Turns Our ‘Habitap’ Into A Smart Living Space – Powers DUO, Marina One
It was during a site meeting in 2016 that left Franklin Tang, CEO and founder of Habitap, and some contractors amused. Franklin was asked about the wiring provisions necessary to operate the Habitap system, which is dubbed Asia’s first fully integrated smart living platform. As they were considered the first …
Read More »COVID-19: NTUC Enterprise Launches $50M Support Package To Help S’poreans With Cost Of Living
To help Singaporeans manage their cost of living, NTUC Enterprise is rolling out a $ 50 million support package, more than doubled the value of its support from $ 20 million last year. This package includes measures such as extending discounts and programmes until Dec 31 this year, it announced …
Read More »No Man’s Sky adds living ships and VR improvements
No Man’s Sky’s range of galaxy-trekking space ships are about to feel a bit more, well, alive. Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship update, which adds a race of biological spaceships to the massive VR-compatible sci-fi adventure. These unique craft aren’t made of nuts and bolts — they’re hulls …
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