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New Insights Into the Mechanisms Underlying Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that causes neurodegeneration in the brain, leading to a wide range of symptoms. These issues tend to manifest in an individual’s 30s or 40s, and the disease is fatal within ten to thirty years of the initial appearance of symptoms. Scientists have now discovered a neural circuit that plays…
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El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
It’s coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is building beneath the ocean surface. By July, most forecast models agree that the climate system’s biggest player – El Niño – will return for the first time in nearly four years. El Niño is one side of the climatic coin called the El…
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These are the best shower speakers we’ve found for 2023
If you’re partial to belting out a ballad in the shower, it might be time to upgrade your sound system. There’s a huge selection of great shower speakers out there, from standalone waterproof designs to ones with suction cups and hanging loops. We’ve even found clever hydro-powered contraptions you screw into your shower system and…
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The pinnacle of electric luxury
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Maybach has unveiled its first all-electric series model, the EQS 680 SUV. Combining the technology of Mercedes-EQ and the exclusivity of Maybach, the luxury vehicle sets a new benchmark in the all-electric top-end luxury SUV segment. The exterior features an upright Mercedes star on the hood and a striking black panel front,…
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Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it
The April Lyrids will be active between April 20 and 30 this month. The meteor shower is expected to peak between 1:10 p.m. on April 22 and 12:45 a.m. on April 23, according to NASA. Its peak – which the agency notes is uncertain – has varied in past years, with the rate of meteors…
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Gravity may just be able to produce photons and light all on its own
A new paper is revealing that gravity may just be able to create light all on its own. It all has to do with gravitational waves, often referred to as ripples in spacetime, that radiate through the universe and carry the effects of gravity out and away from their generating bodies. The most prominent of…
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New study aims to elucidate the role of p21 in chronic lung inflammation
A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 7, entitled, “p21 facilitates chronic lung inflammation via epithelial and endothelial cells.” Cellular senescence is a stable state of cell cycle arrest that regulates tissue integrity and protects…
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Tissue-resident memory cells are key to immunity to Salmonella in mice
Salmonella infections cause about a million deaths a year worldwide, and there is an urgent need for better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease. New work from researchers at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine shows how memory T cells, crucial for a vaccine that induces a powerful immune response, can…
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Lyrids meteor shower, “Earthshine” Subaru star cluster
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings will offer some cool sky-gazing opportunities involving a crescent moon, the planet Venus, the “Seven Sisters” star cluster (also known as the Pleiades) and a bright star known as Aldebaran. The position if the moon each evening is noted by date in the graphic. The event coincides with the peak…
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Watch Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft speed away from Earth (photos)
Amateur and professional astronomers alike came together on Friday, April 13 to capture the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft as it headed away from Earth on its eight-year trip to Jupiter. The European Space Agency (ESA) JUICE mission departed from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 08:14 EDT (1214 GMT) journeying aboard…