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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first COVID-19 drug designed to prevent infection in vulnerable and immunocompromised populations. The monoclonal antibody treatment is delivered by intramuscular injection and offers robust … Continue reading FDA authorizes AstraZeneca’s preventative COVID-19 antibody treatment
Researchers in China have developed a new three-pronged method to fight liver cancer that shows promise in tests in mice. The technique combines drugs and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing into lipid nanoparticles, then activates them with ultrasound.Continue R… Continue reading CRISPR gene therapy, ultrasound and drugs team up against liver cancer
Scientists at Harvard University have made a breakthrough that implicates a newly discovered hormone in the onset of diabetes, and shown how it can be targeted to reverse the effects of the disease. The results of the experiments in mice suggest the sa… Continue reading Harvard team disables newly discovered hormone to reverse diabetes in mice
New data indicates two doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine may not be sufficient to protect from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. However, a third dose was seen to raise neutralizing antibody levels up to those seen with two doses again… Continue reading Lab study shows vaccine booster vital for preventing Omicron infection
Carving out a niche between the all-terrain Ford Transit camper van and the oversized Ford F-Series expedition motorhome, Nevada startup AEONrv presents a compact Class C Ford expedition rig. Its titular motorhome pairs a one-ton Ford van chassis with … Continue reading AEONrv rolls out 4-season off-grid RV ahead of electrified Ford camper
Although we’ve seen several systems that use vehicle-integrated cameras to detect intoxicated drivers, a team of Japanese scientists claim that such technology isn’t always reliable. Their alternative? A drunk-driver-detecting car seat.Continue Reading… Continue reading Pressure-sensing seat may one day detect drunk drivers
Fossil fuel tankers that transport oil, gas and coal across the seas play an important part in the global energy mix, but one Japanese startup is eyeing a future where these types of vessels carry a much cleaner load. PowerX’s Power ARK vessels are des… Continue reading PowerX’s battery-packed ships to fetch energy from off-shore wind farms
Engineers at Dartmouth College have developed a new crystal structure that can stretch to twice its size when it encounters a specific chemical. The team says that the material could be used to selectively absorb impurities in water.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Stretchy, porous crystal can grow on demand to trap more molecules
Rocket Lab has unveiled its concept for a new reusable launch vehicle called Neutron. Looking like something a Bond villain would deploy, it carries its second stage inside a permanently attached captive “Hungry Hippo” fairing design.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Rocket Lab reveals reusable Neutron launcher with “Hungry Hippo” jaws
NASA has been watching the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids for decades, but there are some factors that the existing Sentry program couldn’t account for. The second-generation system, Sentry-II, has now gone online, allowing astronomers to ca… Continue reading NASA’s asteroid-impact monitoring system gets accuracy upgrade