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Uncontrolled rocket debris falling back to Earth poses a small, but serious risk to planes, especially over busy areas like Europe or Asia. There's a 26% chance each year of airspace being disrupted.

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A study shows that cancer cells can transfer their defective mitochondria to the body's immune cells and weaken them, thus evading the body's immune response.

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VR subway experiment highlights role of sound in disrupting balance for people with inner ear disorder | Researchers found that when a moving subway scene was played in VR, the addition of audio increased balance challenges for people with vestibular problems

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Evolution without sex: How mites have survived for millions of years | The key to evolution in oribatid mites may lie in the independent evolution of their two chromosome copies – a phenomenon known as the ‘Meselson effect’, which may potentially enable long-term persistence of the mite.

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New drug shows promise in restoring vision for people with nerve damage: Drug, LL-341070, enhanced mices brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers

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About 1 in 8 US adults has tried or uses GLP-1 medication with 1 in 4 of those for weight loss but muscle loss can account for up to 40% of total weight loss. Scientists discover molecule that reverses muscle loss in mice, suggest that adding drug to boost this molecule may help prevent muscle loss.

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A new study suggests that neighborhood poverty influences children's behavior. By age 3, children from wealthier families living in high-poverty neighborhoods were as likely to act out as their peers born into poorer families

A new study suggests that neighborhood poverty inf...

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Smokers unlikely to quit with just willpower, say researchers. Those using e-cigarettes, medication or heated tobacco products are more likely to successfully give up smoking.

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Very happy to share our work on lymphatic endothelial cell specification, which was published in Nature Cardiovascular Research this week. The paper describes a specialised progenitor for lymphatic endothelium.

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A new biodegradable material to replace certain microplastics: « MIT chemical engineers designed an environmentally friendly alternative to the microbeads used in some health and beauty products. »

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A new study explores how the “News-Finds-Me” perception contributes to overconfidence in identifying fake news. This mindset not only heightens susceptibility to misinformation but also encourages sharing of false stories.

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New Study Reveals How a ‘Non-Industrialised’ Style Diet Can reduce Risk of Chronic Disease. In just three weeks the diet:Promoted weight loss. Decreased bad cholesterol by 17%. Reduced blood sugar by 6%. reduced C-reactive Protein (a marker of inflammation and heart disease) by 14%.

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Blood pressure readings while lying down beat seated readings at predicting heart risks | Supine Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality

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New research has found that children whose parents were moderately or very harsh tended to exhibit worse emotion regulation, lower self-esteem, and more peer relationship problems. They also scored lower on prosocial behavior scales.

New research has found that children whose parents...

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Climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | Challenging the neutrality myth in climate science and activism

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Giant “Darth Vader” Sea Bug Discovered… In a Vietnamese Market: A New Species of Crustacean

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New AI picks up 97% of lung diseases, and can tell pneumonia from COVID-19 | A breakthrough new AI model is able to detect the presence of different lung diseases from ultrasound videos and it is even able to distinguish whether the abnormalities are due to pneumonia, COVID-19 or other conditions.

New AI picks up 97% of lung diseases, and can tell...

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Is AI making us dumb and destroying our critical thinking | AI is saving money, time, and energy but in return it might be taking away one of the most precious natural gifts humans have.

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