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Phys.org / As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in space

The successful Artemis II trip around the moon was a historic achievement—the first crewed lunar fly-by in more than 50 years, and the greatest distance yet traveled by humans from our "pale blue dot."

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Medical Xpress / Simple procedure relieves painful complications after deep vein thrombosis

A major multi-site clinical trial co-led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown that post-thrombotic syndrome—a common and often painful complication suffered by many people who ...

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Medical Xpress / Opioid use stigma may underlie clinician biases towards patients with sickle cell disease

In season 1, episode 2 of the popular show "The Pitt," a Black woman with sickle cell disease arrives at the emergency department in acute pain, only to be initially dismissed as drug-seeking. "Unfortunately, this contemporary ...

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Medical Xpress / Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states—religious exemption laws decrease HIV testing

An increasing number of U.S. states have passed laws that allow health care providers—including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists—to refuse to treat patients based on their personal or religious beliefs. While these conscientious ...

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Phys.org / Can weight loss help short-muzzled dogs breathe easier?

Felicia Beswick's two English bulldogs, 6-year-old Jax and 5-year-old Tun, couldn't be more different. "If you look at 'bulldog' in the dictionary, it's Jax; he's just very, very stereotypical of the breed. He prefers to ...

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Phys.org / Always on, always stressed: Digital work tools may blur boundaries and harm well-being

Information and communication technology (ICT) has reshaped our lives, how we live, how we work, how we entertain ourselves. That much is true, at least for the developed and developing world. ICT refers to everything from ...

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Medical Xpress / Does marriage prevent cancer? And who benefits the most?

Marriage, it turns out, may come with a side-effect no one puts in the vows: people who have been married seem less likely to develop cancer than those who have never married at all.

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Phys.org / Nanodiscs capture HIV and Ebola surface proteins in lifelike membranes for vaccine design

Viruses are masters at invading cells thanks to specialized proteins that coat their surfaces. When scientists design vaccines, they often create versions of these viral surface proteins to study how the immune system might ...

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Phys.org / Global warming is changing the hatching of bees and wasps

A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings bees and wasps out of hibernation earlier—leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. This is particularly true for species in cooler regions that emerge during ...

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Phys.org / Gold nanorod makes spinning light when struck off-center by an electron beam

Light, as we usually conceive of it, is defined by the astonishing velocity at which it moves from one point to another. For example, in just one second, light can travel most of the distance between Earth and the moon. This ...

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Phys.org / Tiny particles in Arctic ponds may play role in cloud formation and climate change

Tiny particles bubbling up from the tops of melting sea ice into the Arctic sky may be a key, understudied element of cloud formation in that climate-sensitive region.

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Tech Xplore / This robot sees danger, decides its route and powers over obstacles while carrying loads

A KAIST research team has developed quadrupedal robot technology that not only enables walking by estimating terrain without visual information, but also allows the robot to perceive its surroundings through cameras and LiDAR ...

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