36 h. ago 'Next generation' treatment to cure Leukaemia is given NHS approval

Obe-cel is a type of CAR T-cell therapy developed in the UK and works by genetically modifying cells to enable the body's own immune system to recognise and attack cancer.

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5 d. ago Former GOP aide paid body modification artist to brutally mutilate her then said it was an anti

The staffer allegedly gave $500 to a body modification artist so that he would carve deep scars into her body, as part of her alleged scheme

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7 d. ago How do the pros get someone to leave a cult? Manipulate them into thinking it was their idea

Two of the world’s leading cult interventionists live (with their parrot) in Philadelphia. They explain the art of coaxing people out of the most pernicious cults in the worldWhen the phone rings at Patrick Ryan and Joseph Kelly’s home in Philadelphia, chances are the caller is desperate. One couple rang because their son was about to abandon his medical practice to follow a new-age guru in Spain. Another call came from a husband whose wife was emptying their life savings for a self-proclaimed prophet in Australia. Yet another family phoned about their niece, who was in a relationship with a man stealing from her, maybe drugging her, probably sexually assaulting her.These families had tried everything else. When nothing worked, they heard there were two men in Philadelphia who might still be able to bring their loved one home. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kim Kardashian's daughter North West, 12, shocks fans with 'high

Kim Kardashian is facing fresh backlash after her daughter North West recently unveiled her latest body modification , a second finger piercing.

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2 w. ago ‘There’s fire all around us, this is it’ – This is climate breakdown

Working with jaguars in Brazil’s Pantanal was a huge source of joy. But the wildfires are getting worse. This is Abbie’s storyLocation Pantanal, BrazilDisaster Wildfires, a number of yearsAbbie Martin splits her time between captaining a boat in the Virgin Islands and doing research in Brazil’s Pantanal, a region that includes the world’s largest tropical wetland and where she founded the Jaguar Identification Project. Fires in the Pantanal have reached new extremes, killing at least 17 million vertebrate animals and burning 27% of the vegetation cover in 2020. Climate breakdown made the Pantanal drier between 2001-21, increasing the occurrence of above-average fires in the region. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I’m an extreme body modifier with elf ears, horns & inked EYEBALLS I’m planning to turn my privates into work of art

A TATTOOIST who injects ink directly into people’s eyeballs has revealed his next shocking plan - to turn his privates into a masterpiece. Alexander Cabrera, an extreme body modifier from Uruguay, already has elf ears, horn-like implants in his head, full-face tattoos and inked eyeballs - and says he’s only just getting started. The tattoo...

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3 w. ago ‘I want to ride out on a unicorn every night’: swords’n’sorcery heavy metal band Castle Rat

Wielding fantasy weapons and splashing fake blood, the New Yorkers have even learned how to make chainmail outfits – and they’re already aiming to conquer stadiumsWhile many a rocker has cribbed from high fantasy, few have truly walked the walk. Sure, they might bedeck their album sleeves with ghouls, goblins, manacled maidens and brawny barbarians, but did a member of Cirith Ungol ever have to retrieve a missing unicorn horn from a snowy field in the depths of winter? Has Yngwie Malmsteen spent time squinting in the back of a tour bus, repairing his own chainmail?Formed in 2019, Brooklyn’s Castle Rat have had to face both these scenarios and more as they live out their epic fantasies. From heraldic, earworm-heavy anthems to eye-popping live shows, costume design, videos and album art, they’re not so much a metal band as a full immersive experience. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Body modification fan transforms into 'living art project' with extreme implants

Body modification fan Heidi Zitna, 44, has spent nearly 25 years as a professional tattoo artist and has now decided to transform herself into what she calls a 'living art project'

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