Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit the aim point for the...
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NTU Singapore and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam plan to launch international MBA to empower global leaders
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Vietnam’s University of Economics Ho Chi Minh (UEH) are planning to launch a new International Master of Business...
Study ties fracking to another type of shaking
New research confirms fracking causes slow, small earthquakes or tremors, whose origin was previously a mystery to scientists. The tremors are produced by the same...
PolyU project offers an integrated health technology solution to address societal needs in mental healthcare
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support from the Strategic Topics Grant (STG) 2023/24 of the Research Grants Council (RGC) for a...
Common cold virus linked to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune...
Let there be matter: Simulating the creation of matter from photon–photon collisions
Osaka, Japan – One of the most striking predictions of quantum physics is that matter can be generated solely from light (i.e., photons), and in...
Education program tackles race-based cancer health disparities
HOUSTON – (Aug. 10, 2023) Rice University chemist Carolyn Nichol has won a competitive Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health to address race-based...
Researchers unlock mystery of cartilage regeneration in lizards
A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have published the first detailed description of the interplay between two cell types...
Nematodes joy ride across electric voltages
Hokkaido University researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on passing insects.Credit: Katsuhiko Sato Hokkaido University researchers found that...
Stem cell therapy rescues symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
In the ongoing search for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, a burgeoning branch of medicine is bringing new hope. Stem cell therapies are already being...
Nearly 99% of autistic adults not receiving public employment services in the U.S.
From 2008-16 an estimated 1.98 million autistic adults — or 99%, of those who likely needed employment services — did not receive support through Medicaid...
A novel theory of aging — independent of damage accumulation
“We argue that in multicellular organisms, neighbouring cells are in constant competition.”Credit: 2023 Wordsworth and Shanley. “We argue that in multicellular organisms, neighbouring cells are...
Gray whales feeding along the Pacific Northwest coast are smaller than their counterparts who travel farther to forage
NEWPORT, Ore. – Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the...
What’s killing giant tropical trees? With $1.7M in awards, a Cary Institute-led team aims to find out
Tropical forests like the Amazon lock away vast amounts of carbon, but that carbon is not equally distributed. The largest 1% of trees store half...
Traditional and complementary medicine, including acupuncture and naturopathic medicine, has a mixed picture of regulation and eligibility for reimbursement across the US
Traditional and complementary medicine, including acupuncture and naturopathic medicine, has a mixed picture of regulation and eligibility for reimbursement across the US.Credit: Ijaz et al.,...
