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Phys.org / NASA eyes September for Roman Telescope launch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team now is targeting as soon as early September 2026 for launch, ahead of the agency's commitment to flight no later than May 2027.

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere

Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time—in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity generation for thousands of homes across ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / This routine heart scan sees the danger coming long before symptoms strike

A routine heart scan might soon do more than just check for clogged arteries; it could act as a crystal ball for your cardiac health. Researchers at Kumamoto University have revealed that by combining two specific markers ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Pentagon drops flu vaccine requirement for US military

Flu shots will no longer be required for every U.S. service member.

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New clues to hepatitis B species restriction could help build a novel model for studying infection

Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to emerge in an advanced stage of disease that turns to fatal cirrhosis or liver cancer in nearly a million ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Rethinking augmented reality for children: Study finds key design gap

For decades, technology in schools meant desktop computers and basic digital instruction. Today, more immersive tools are beginning to reach children, changing how they interact with information and their surroundings. As ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Fixed or flexible? Study shows vision-related neurons can rapidly switch codes

For many years, a dominant view in neuroscience was that neurons in the inferotemporal (IT) cortex—a critical center in the brain for the recognition of objects—represent the world through fixed tuning functions. Doris Tsao ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Ancient chicken bones reveal human management in Korea 2,000 years ago

Chickens and eggs are among the most common foods on modern Korean tables. Understanding their history can enrich our understanding of Korean food culture, agriculture, and animal domestication. It has been widely assumed ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers explore new approach to multivirus drug development

Wanted: a cheap, multipotent treatment for viral infections. Must be able to handle new or unfamiliar strains, or (even better) a broad range of viruses—whatever comes along, in other words. Must be impervious to viral attempts ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How an anti-inflammatory drug helps the heart after a heart attack

Every day, thousands of people worldwide suffer a heart attack, often leading to lasting damage to the heart muscle. Recent research from the University of Oslo suggests that targeting inflammation in the body helps protect ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / COVID antiviral speeds recovery but doesn't reduce hospitalization in vaccinated patients, trials find

Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults at higher risk of severe COVID-19, despite helping them recover faster, according to results from two national trials published ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Low-dose triple-pill cuts risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows

Treatment with GMRx2, a single pill combination of three low-dose blood pressure medicines, significantly reduced the risk of another stroke in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage and high blood pressure. Results from ...

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