Radio silence like this has never been. After months of no way to make contact with Voyager 2, NASA has finally re-established communications with the record-setting interstellar spacecraft. The breakdown in communications – lasting from March, almost eight months and a full epidemic – was not due to some rogue …
Read More »Scientists have found a possible cause of severe COVID-19 symptom: blood clotting.
Full of corona viruses on a white background Credits – Getty Images A more surprising symptom of COVID-19 is a blood clot that many patients, including young children, experience infection with. Clogging has in some cases caused dangerous obstruction in the lungs, leading to stroke and even death, even in …
Read More »What does the 2020 presidential election mean for space exploration?
There is no place in the big field of presidential elections. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have not talked much about the final border during the 2020 race, which culminates today (November 3) with Election Day. (That moniker is a little misleading, however, as more than …
Read More »Reveals the structure for maintaining pH balance in nearby atomic ‘maps’ cells
Cryo-EM images of the proton-activated chloride channel (PAC). Credit: Dr. Wei L, Van Andel Institute For the first time, scientists have visualized a new class of nuclear gates that maintain pH balance within brain cells, an important function that keeps cells alive and helps prevent strokes and other brain injuries. …
Read More »One month delay in cancer care may increase risk of death: study
Photo by National Cancer Institute for Unsplas PARIS, France – Delays in cancer treatment by just one month can greatly increase patients’ risk of death, according to research published Wednesday, the most advanced to sound the alarm about the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on other health conditions. Delays in …
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