A third of all humanity — around 2.4 billion people — have no access to adequate sanitation. Worldwide a billion people still defecate in the open. Poor sanitation increases the risk of disease and malnutrition, especially for women and children. Meanwhile, women and girls risk rape and abuse, because they have no toilet that offers privacy. World Toilet Day, held every 19 November, aims to raise awareness about the many people around the world who have no access to a toilet — ...
A new research paper co-authored by Dr. Lili Wang tracks advances in nanotechnology-based therapies in new treatments for various cancers. The study finds a sharp increase in nanotech cancer therapies since the late 2000s, partly driven by the high mortality rates of pancreatic and brain cancer. The research also highlights worldwide nanotech leaders for specific cancers: Switzerland in prostate cancer, Japan in colon cancer, China in ovarian cancer and Greece in pancreatic cancer. These ground-...