Author - Jorge Paka

Medication Activates Dormant Bone Cells to Ease Lower Back Discomfort

Navitoclax knocked out pain-triggering senescent osteoclasts to relieve back painDepositphotosIn positive developments for the 80% of Americans experiencing lower back pain during their lifetime, scientists have discovered that repurposing an existing drug can effectively target dormant osteoclast cells, reducing spinal hypersensitivity.Xu Cao, a senior author and Orthopedic Surgery professor at Johns Hopkins University School...

Cannabis Users Prefer Marijuana to Conventional Sleep Aids

A study found that over 80% of cannabis users are using the drug rather than conventional sleep aids to treat sleep-related problemsDepositphotosA recent study reveals that a majority of medical cannabis users grappling with insomnia and sleep quality issues are replacing conventional over-the-counter and prescription sleep aids with the drug for addressing their sleep-related...

The First Large-Scale Ocean Thermal Energy Generator is Set for Deployment in 2025

Global OTEC's clean energy barge, Dominique, harvests power from the temperature differential between deep water and surface waterGlobal OTECOn an average day, tropical oceans absorb around 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Capturing just 1/4000th of this energy could fulfill global daily electricity needs, and ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) offers a potential solution.Pioneering OTEC...

A Unique Method for Manipulating Atomic Layers to Create Cutting-Edge Materials

Interfacial nonlinear susceptibility in twisted bilayer WS2. Credit: Nature Photonics (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-023-01318-6Physics and materials science comprehensively understand the interaction of light with naturally occurring materials. However, over the last few decades, scientists have engineered metamaterials capable of interacting with light in unconventional ways, surpassing the inherent physical limitations of naturally occurring materials.A metamaterial typically consists...

Electric Trucks Set to Outpace Hydrogen Rivals

https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/mercedes-benz-trucks-e.jpgWhile hydrogen-fueled large trucks were initially envisioned as the future of environmentally friendly road transport, they might soon find themselves confined to niche markets in Europe, overshadowed by electric trucks.In the outskirts of Trondheim, western Norway, food wholesaler Asko has been conducting trials since 2020 with four hydrogen fuel cell trucks provided by Swedish...

The Initial Chimeric Monkey has Surfaced, Displaying Dual Sets of DNA

Images show the green fluorescence signals in different body parts of the three-day-old chimeric monkeyCao et al/Cell/(CC By SA)In a scenario reminiscent of the initial scenes in a science fiction horror movie, scientists have injected stem cells from a seven-day-old monkey embryo into an unrelated four-to-five-day embryo of the same species. This combined embryo...

A Multi-Mode Lid Converts your Water Bottle into a Versatile Mister, Streamer, and sprayer

Lunatec's Hydration Spray Lid (seen here in Spray mode) is presently on KickstarterLunatecWhen you're out in the wilderness and already have a bottle of pure water with you, why confine its use to just drinking? With the Hydration Spray Lid, you can also use it for misting, streaming, and spraying.Lunatec's BPA-Free Lid for Outdoor...

US and UK Approve Potent Weight Loss Medication

In trials that included controlled diet and exercise, tirzepatide performed better than semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)Credit: DepositphotosThe FDA's approval of Eli Lilly's Zepbound marks a significant milestone for the United States in the rapidly growing global field of efficient weight loss solutions. The company has provided details on the drug's pricing, recommended doses, insurance coverage,...

NASA’s Lucy Discovers a Surprising Asteroid Around a Satellite

NASA's asteroid-probing spacecraft, Lucy, has conducted its initial close-up observations, revealing an entirely unexpected find. The asteroid Dinkinesh not only possesses a small orbiting moon but, remarkably, this moon is composed of two objects fused together.Launched in 2021, Lucy is on track to explore more asteroids than any other spacecraft in history. Its primary...

Cat Parasite Linked to Age-Related Frailty

The danger zone: Take extra care around your cat's litter . Credit: PixaobayThe widely recognized single-cell parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which induces hazardous behavior in its hosts to enhance its transmission and can lead to severe mental and physical health issues, is now linked to the acceleration of age-related frailty. This microscopic organism that prospers in...