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The global pandemic  Sars that spread globally within a few weeks and killed hundreds might just be back in a new avatar. A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain. Sars was very quick when it struck, ... Read More »

Scientists have discovered a protein that acts like a “master switch” determining whether white blood cells will boost or dampen inflammation, a discovery that could help researchers find new drugs, or possibly even a cure, for rheumatoid arthritis. Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis are treated with a class of medications called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors made by a number ... Read More »

Cambridge University has edged out Harvard to become the first non-US university to top a global ranking, according to a survey released Wednesday. The British-based Cambridge knocked Harvard out of the top spot for the first time in the seven-year history of the QS World University Rankings released by the London consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. The survey, which in previous ... Read More »