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HKBU-led research develops novel drug delivery system for Gouteng compound for Alzheimer's disease treatment
The Slovenia Times
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June 19, 2025
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 6 December 2023 - A research team led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a novel drug delivery system for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The researchers have engineered exosomes, extracellular...
'I swapped nursing for erotic fiction - but mum can't read my books'
BBC
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June 19, 2025
Steven McKenzieBBC Scotland News ShareSave Sophie Gravia has taken a short break from nursing to focus on her writing and a new podcast Bestselling author Sophie Gravia is no stranger to racy, blush-inducing fiction. She has made it her job to...
Here’s What 2025 Book You Should Read Based on Your Favorite Labubu
Book Riot
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June 19, 2025
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in...
2025 Warren Alpert Prize honors scientists whose discoveries culminated in novel HIV treatment
EurekAlert!
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The 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to three scientists whose discoveries culminated in the development of lenacapavir, a medication used to treat and prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the first approved drug to...
Novel challenge offers key learning Irish
Connacht Tribune
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June 19, 2025
Arts Week with Judy Murphy People who want to improve their Irish are being offered a novel way of doing that this summer, courtesy of a 60-day challenge – Dúshlán an tSamhraidh– that will kick off on July 10. It’s the brainchild of Patricia Nic...
Events tomorrow – JUNE 20: Mysuru Book Clubs Charitable Trust and Rathna Family
Star of Mysore
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June 19, 2025
Launching of ‘Every Peck a Rainbow,’ a new poetry collection by Kavita Ratna, a poet and children’s rights activist, dedicated to three remarkable women — Premalatha Rathna, Vijaya Sindhuvalli and Rathna Vishwanath; Dr. H.S. Shivanna releases the...
The Look Book Goes to Alfargo’s Marketplace
New York Mag
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June 19, 2025
Peter Kuo a.k.a. “Preppy Pete” (pictured above) Content creator, Hell’s Kitchen What’s the chatter tonight? It’s a lot of “What are you wearing? Where did you get this thing from?” We’re looking at each other’s outfits. We talk shop, we talk...
LGBTQ+ authors announced for Young Adult Literature Convention 2025
Pink News
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June 19, 2025
Trans author Juno Dawson is among the LGBTQ+ writers set to appear at the convention. (Supplied) The UK’s Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) is back this November for its 11th year and has just announced an incredible line-up of LGBTQ+...
Godzilla book launch part of Brick Lane literature festival
The Docklands & East London Advertiser
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The Saudha literature festival used languages from different cultures in talks, readings and performances, staged by the Saudha Society of Poetry and Indian Music. Performances opened with Uncle Tom’s War: Haiti and the Whipping Machine read by...
Acclaimed writers to judge Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions
DonegalLive
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June 19, 2025
The 2025 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competitions in Ballyshannon will be judged by Kate Newmann and Nuala O’Connor. Poet and publisher Kate will judge this year’s Poetry Competition entries. The winning poet will also receive the Francis...
Paisley-born author swaps subsea robotics for crime as he launches debut novel
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 19, 2025
11:11, 19 Jun 2025Updated 11:11, 19 Jun 2025 A Paisley-born author is swapping subsea robotics for the criminal underworld as he releases his debut novel. Chris Black, who works offshore as an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) supervisor, is...
The Metaverse Is Now: Are You Ready To Reimagine Your Business?
I Africa
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June 19, 2025
The convergence of the digital and physical worlds, driven by spatial computing and the metaverse, is rapidly reshaping business landscapes. This transformation extends beyond the mere novelty of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and Augmented Reality...
Poems from “The Weary Blues”
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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A portrait of Langston Hughes taken by Gordon Parks for the Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information. (Library of Congress) “I, Too” I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company...
Arts Picks: Meet author Tash Aw, Singapore Children’s Book Festival, ‘art zoo’ for kids
The Straits Times
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June 19, 2025
Man Booker Prize-longlisted Malaysian author Tash Aw will discuss his latest book The South, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel set on a farm in the south of Johor.PHOTO: ST FILE Book Talk with Tash Aw Get a chance to hear from celebrated...
Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamic, Safety and Tolerability of Fazamorexant, a Novel Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist: Report of the First-in-Human Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 19, 2025
Introduction Insomnia, a common sleep disorder, is characterized by difficulty falling asleep and difficulty maintaining sleep.1 In recent years, the incidence of insomnia has been on the rise, with prevalence rates ranging from 35% to 50% of the...
Malmesbury teacher releases debut poetry collection inspired by trips to Paris
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
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Laetitia Devic, a French teacher and trauma therapist, was inspired to write her collection whilst making regular trips to her mother's hospital bedside in Paris. She said these journeys became a period of self-discovery for her. She said: "I...
Situating Cain’s Book
Bella Caledonia
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June 19, 2025
This is adapted from a talk at the Trocchi at 100 event in the Kelvinhall Glasgow organised by the Department of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University and the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies. There is always the writerly temptation to...
Comfort reading for the interwar years
The Spectator
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June 17, 2025
A prospective reader who chanced upon Recommended! without its subtitle might be forgiven for thinking that the six grim-looking portraits on the cover depict the Watch Committee of an exceptionally puritanical interwar-era seaside town. This...
Book launch marks 75 years of Myanmar-China ties
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
The book launch and prize awarding ceremony for “Voices from the Paukphaw Heart,” a collection of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of Myanmar-China diplomatic relations, symbolizing the enduring Paukphaw friendship between the two...
A new dating app made by college students uses mutual friends to match you. Read the pitch deck it raised $1.6M with.
Business Insider
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June 19, 2025
While some new dating apps look to the future with AI, others are going back to basics. Myles Slayton, CEO of dating app Cerca, is betting that Gen Z dating app users want their next relationships to come from their already established social...