WISE W4 (22.19 µm) image of the IC 1396 HII region. The BRCs are labeled with their names. Credit: Pelayo-BUtilizing different telescopes, a worldwide group of astronomers has studied into IC 1396-- a close-by area of ionized atomic hydrogen. Outcomes of the research, released October 21st on arXiv.org, yield essential understandings concerning the star...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a recent research released today in Cell Reports, scientists from the Donald K. Johnson Eye Institute (DKJEI), part of the Krembil Research Institute at University Health Network, have determined anteriorly unknown links between genetic factors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).This neurodevelopmental disorder is associated with a wide variety of physiological...
Landmark research shows 'spillover' mechanism for the rare but fatal Hendra viruses.Australian flying foxes host a virus called Hendra, which has spilled over into people and can cause a rare but deadly respiratory infection.Credit: Auscape/Universal Images Group/Getty" Hey, men, could you open your wings and show me?" states Peggy Eby, looking up at a...
Credit: Public DomainThe parasiteThe parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a considerable part of the global human population. Currently, a study led by researchers at Stockholm University demonstrates how this microscopic parasite so effectively spreads in the body, for example, to the brain. The parasite infects immune cells and steals their identity. The research study...
Morning light assists keep our biological rhythms on the right track. Daylight saving time throws that off.Daylight saving time has finished, and many Americans have turned their clocks back an hour.On November 6, every state in the United States other than Hawaii and the majority of Arizona changed from daylight saving time, or DST,...
Credit: Momentis SurgicalMomentis Surgical ™ announced that Medical City Plano acquired the Anovo ™ Surgical System for transvaginal benign gynecological procedures, including benign hysterectomies. They are the first medical facility in Texas to use this system.Anovo ™ Surgical SystemThe Anovo System is the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot with miniature humanoid-shaped arms, with...
Nanoparticles accumulate in tumor. Credit: Olena Taratula, Oleh Taratula, OSU College of PharmacyOregon State College researchers have invented a way to make magnetic nanoparticles that obtain hotter than any previous nanoparticle, improving their cancer-combating ability.Faculty from the OSU University of Drugstore led a partnership that created an advanced thermal decomposition technique for creating nanoparticles...
Credit: IAAARCHAEOLOGISTS IDENTIFIED AN ENTIRE SENTENCE IN CANAANITE ENGRAVED ON AN IVORY COMB THAT DATES FROM 1700 BC.The comb was uncovered at Tel Lachish in Israel back in 2017 by a team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and Southern Adventist University in the United States.At the time, the shallow nature of the...
And it releases energy on demand.MOST – Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems. Credit: Chalmers University of TechnologyA press statement discloses that scientists from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology developed an energy storage system that holds solar power in liquid form for approximately 18 years.With the help of researchers from China's Shanghai Jiao Tong...
Credit: CanvaThe model represents a shortage of planets with masses between super-Earths and mini-NeptunesA new model that represents the interaction of forces acting upon newborn planets can clarify two puzzling observations that have repeatedly turned up among the over 3,800 planetary systems cataloged to date.One puzzle called the "radius valley" refers to the rarity...
