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In a healthy pancreas, the hormones insulin and glucagon work in tandem to keep blood sugar levels in check, but sometimes this relationship can break down and lead to what we know as diabetes. Scientists at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern ha… Continue reading Cell conversion method cures diabetes in mouse models
Rocket Lab has made a name for itself in short space of time by focusing on highly frequent launches of small satellites, but now the space startup believes it has bigger fish to fry. The company has today revealed plans for a bigger reusable rocket na… Continue reading Rocket Lab’s reusable Neutron rocket is built for human spaceflight
As a soupy mix of electrons and ions that forms under certain conditions in the most extreme of environments, plasma is an inherently difficult thing to observe. Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in the way we study this phenomenon, manag… Continue reading “Bottled” ultracold plasma to help study the secrets of nuclear fusion
Among the promising experimental battery architectures scientists are exploring is one that uses pure lithium metal for the anode, rather than the mix of materials used in today’s lithium-ion devices. Scientists working in this area have now made a bre… Continue reading Weak electrolyte bonds keep lithium metal battery running in the cold
Scientists in Europe have leveraged cutting-edge OLED technology to produce a first-of-a-kind tattoo that could be used to monitor different metrics of physical human performance, or even the freshness of food. The device is billed as the first light-e… Continue reading First light-up OLED tattoos could track health and rotting food
By taking their microscopes to the skeletal structures of the human body, scientists in Australia have unearthed an entirely new type of bone cell, one they believe may play an important role in the development of various bone diseases. The new cell sw… Continue reading Newly discovered bone cell offers a fresh target for skeletal diseases
Among the many moving parts that scientists suspect may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease is one known as the glymphatic system, which is thought to flush waste chemicals from the brain. A new study has demonstrated how this recently discovered system might be kicked into gear via ultrasound, with the technique proving effective in stimulating its activity in patients as part of early human trials.
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Continue reading Ultrasound triggers brain’s waste disposal system in Alzheimer’s patients
In what it hails as the most dramatic modernization of its fleet in three decades, the US Postal Service (USPS) has revealed the maker of its next-generation delivery truck, which will be built in both gasoline and electric powertrain variants. The new… Continue reading US Postal Service previews next-gen mail truck with electric option
Given the difficulty in diagnosing the Alzheimer’s, scientists are exploring all kinds of avenues when it comes to techniques that may reveal the disease in its early stages, and new research out of the University of Tennessee (UT) is a particularly interesting example. The study authors have investigated the way pain perception may vary in those susceptible to developing the disease, and have teased out some useful differences they hope could one day translate into an inexpensive diagnostic tool.
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Continue reading Can a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s be revealed by pain perception?
For multi-tool makers and everyday carry aficionados, the wallet-friendly form factor of a credit card has a strong appeal. The M.020 Camping Tool Card is another interesting example of this, squeezing a number of campsite-oriented functions into a pac… Continue reading Pocket multi-tool cuts, tensions, pulls, measures … and starts fires