Thermosensitive liposomes release encapsulated drugs when heated with focused ultrasound. (Courtesy: Kullervo Hynynen) Improving the delivery of chemotherapy drugs to solid tumours while minimizing harmful side effects is key to optimizing cancer treatments. One promising approach lies in the use of thermosensitive liposomes (TSLs) that release encapsulated drugs upon heating, such as doxorubicin-loaded TSL (TSL-Dox),
Gabriela Esparza and Zach Wu, wastewater control inspectors with EBMUD, cap 24 separate bottles while retrieving collection equipment and the samples in Oakland, Calif. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Paul Chinn | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking bids from contractors that can carry out a
Vertical Entertainment and Noriva, the distribution arm of The Forest Road Company, are teaming for the US distribution of the FBI spy thriller The Informer starring The Killing and Altered Carbon Joel Kinnaman. The feature will hit PVOD on Nov. 6 at a price of $19.99, available on Comcast, ATT, DIRECTV, Dish, Spectrum, Verizon, Frontier, Amazon, FandangoNow, Vudu, Microsoft,
VALLETTA, Malta — Launch startup HyImpulse successfully tested its 16,800-pounds-force hybrid rocket motor this month at German space agency DLR’s Lampoldshausen facility. Headquartered in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Germany, HyImpulse is developing its three-stage SL1 launch vehicle designed to carry payloads of up to 500 kilogram to Sun-synchronous orbit. The light-lift launch vehicle will be powered
In a speech unveiling his health-care “vision” for America, President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement: that cash cards will soon be sent to millions of seniors using the government health insurance program Medicare. “Under my plan, 33 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a card in the mail containing $200 that they can use
When SZA announced her breakout album Ctrl in 2017, the first single she revealed from the album was “Drew Barrymore.” Later that same year, she released the official music video for the song, which featured a brief cameo from the actor. Now, SZA and Barrymore are set to reunite again on October 1, when the
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on September 26, 2020. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Judge Amy Coney Barrett laid out her judicial philosophy Saturday in remarks delivered after she was formally nominated
Pascal Le SegretainGetty Images This summer, a rumor began circulating that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had welcomed a second child into their family. And, as celebrity rumors sometimes do, it hung around until someone confirmed it. By August, Timberlake’s friend and collaborator Brian McKnight told Hollywood Life that the rumors were, in fact, true.
Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett are set to star in Netflix’s upcoming Spiderhead. The movie is based on a 2010 short story titled Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders, which was originally published by the New Yorker. The story was later included in the author’s New York Times bestselling book, Tenth of December.
After seven, sometimes divisive seasons, The 100 draws to a close this week. There are a lot of streaming options debuting, including Hulu’s Monsterland and Netflix’s Emily In Paris. And if you’re hoping for a little more reality, ABC weighs in with Emergency Call, which is quite good, and Weakest Link returns to NBC with
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . I started writing my new novel, Sensation Machines, during a moment of social upheaval—the rise of the Occupy movement—and completed it in
TicWatch Pro 3 GPS smartwatch by Mobvoi has been launched in the US and the UK. It is a successor to TicWatch Pro 4G that was launched last year. The TicWatch Pro 3 GPS features a stainless steel and plastic construction with a silicone strap. It is offered in a single colour option and boasts
A Chinese national flag seen in front of Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai on September 8, 2019. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images SINGAPORE — Major index provider FTSE Russell said Thursday it will add Chinese government bonds to its flagship World Government Bond Index from October next year — a development
Shoppers stand in line to enter a Foot Locker Inc. store at the Queens Center shopping mall in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Peter Foley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dividends and buyback programs are slowly returning, but for some companies, the reinstatement of capital return plans follows
The first major blockbuster of the pandemic era, The Eight Hundred this week became the No. 1-grossing movie of 2020 worldwide, jumping ahead of Bad Boys For Life ($430.3 million global, per Sony). The Guan Hu-directed war epic has through Friday amassed $434M at the Chinese box office alone, and is also now the 10th
The United States is on the verge of a new space age. Despite civil unrest and the continuing pandemic, the future for space exploration and development looks bright. Provided we successfully navigate the legal and economic challenges, the benefits for humanity can be enormous. Both the public and private sectors recently made bold moves. NASA
Ron Paul Samuel Corum | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Ron Paul, the 12-term former congressman, three-time presidential candidate and staunch libertarian advocate, was hospitalized Friday after suffering a medical incident during a live taping of his talk show. A video clip of the livestream of “Ron Paul Liberty Report” shows Paul, 85, discussing the
Exclusive Travis Scott had permission from the GOAT to shoot visuals for his newest track … getting a personal blessing from Michael Jordan to make it happen at his famous Illinois mansion!!! Cactus Jack just dropped his new hit, “FRANCHISE,” with Young Thug and M.I.A. this week … and His Airness’ Highland Park home is