A California company says its experimental blood test was able to detect many types of cancer at an early stage and gave very few false alarms in a study that included people with and without the disease. Grail Inc. gave results in a news release on Friday and will report them Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. They have not been published in a journal or reviewed by other scientists. Many companies are trying to develop early detection “liquid biopsy” tests that capture bits of DNA that cancer cells shed into blood.
A portrait of Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul," was installed at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Friday.
Franklin, who was known for classics like "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer.
Franklin's portrait is on the museum's first floor in the In Memoriam space.
The portrait is a color lithographic poster that was created in 1968 by graphic designer Milton Glaser. The museum says the poster's colorful, geometric shapes convey the "creative energy of Franklin's performances."
The portrait will remain on display through Aug. 22.
