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Excessive daytime napping could be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Rich Haridy

Napping for more than one hour or more than once a day has been linked to Alzheimer's

Napping for longer than one hour or several times a day could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease according to new research. It’s suggested excessive daytime napping shares a bidirectional relationship with cognitive decline, both reflecting and shaping changes in the brain.

Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle

Tags: Sleeping, Sleep, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Aging, Brain, UCSF, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, New Atlas Audio

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Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Michael Irving

A team of European researchers has suggested that the Moon’s orbit could be used as a gigantic detector for gravitational waves – ripples in the very fabric of spacetime itself. These waves, much smaller than those that existing detectors can pick up, … Continue reading Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves→

Two crazy pilots are about to attempt to switch planes in mid-air

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Loz Blain

Back in 2017, Red Bull filmed a pair of BASE-jumping wingsuit pilots jumping off a mountain top and into a passing plane, but it’s about to top itself with something far crazier. The next great Red Bull stunt will be a live-streamed event, as two pilot… Continue reading Two crazy pilots are about to attempt to switch planes in mid-air→

“Invisibility cloak” hides cancer-killing bacteria from the immune system

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Nick Lavars

Scientists exploring a novel but highly promising avenue of cancer treatment have developed a type of “invisibility cloak” that helps engineered bacteria sneak through the body’s immune defenses. The result is more powerful delivery of anti-cancer drug… Continue reading “Invisibility cloak” hides cancer-killing bacteria from the immune system→

Disney’s “Holobricks” could stack up for larger holograms

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Michael Irving

Holograms are one of sci-fi’s longest promised technologies, and one of real science’s longest-running disappointments. Scientists at Cambridge and Disney Research may be a step closer to making them less disappointing, creating new “holobricks” that c… Continue reading Disney’s “Holobricks” could stack up for larger holograms→

Tiny dandelion-inspired sensors can be dispersed by the wind

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Nick Lavars

The ongoing miniaturization of electronics has allowed for the creation of some incredibly small sensors to track things like temperature and humidity. Imagining a future where hundreds of them are placed around forests or farms for large-scale monitor… Continue reading Tiny dandelion-inspired sensors can be dispersed by the wind→

NASA predicts time and place of small asteroid’s impact with Earth

Posted on March 17, 2022 by David Szondy

With less than an hour’s worth of data, NASA managed to predict that a two-meter (6.5 ft) asteroid would impact in the Earth’s atmosphere on March 11 at 5:23 pm EST, over the Norwegian Sea 300 miles (470 km) off the east coast of Greenland.Continue Rea… Continue reading NASA predicts time and place of small asteroid’s impact with Earth→

Moderna kicks off Phase 1 trial of 3 different mRNA HIV vaccines

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Rich Haridy

Biotechnology company Moderna, in association with The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has kicked off a Phase 1 human trial testing three different mRNA vaccine formulations designed to induce immunity against HIV. The trial is t… Continue reading Moderna kicks off Phase 1 trial of 3 different mRNA HIV vaccines→

James Webb snaps first in-focus image – and photobombs another spacecraft

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Michael Irving

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped its first in-focus image. The milestone comes after the mission team spent the last few weeks aligning its mirrors, and the telescope is now set to meet or even exceed its original science goals. It was also r… Continue reading James Webb snaps first in-focus image – and photobombs another spacecraft→

Symmetrical flow battery may strike right balance for grid-scale storage

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Nick Lavars

As useful and impressive as current battery technology is, versions that store renewable energy for grid-scale use may look vastly different to those inside today’s phones and electric vehicles. One promising technology is flow, or redox flow, batterie… Continue reading Symmetrical flow battery may strike right balance for grid-scale storage→