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Medical Xpress / Study suggests regular vaccine boosts may help immunocompromised fight COVID-19
People who have received solid organ transplants and take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection are among those most susceptible to the damaging effects of COVID-19, including breakthrough infections, severe ...
Phys.org / NASA shares two new Moon to Mars architecture white papers
NASA has released two white papers associated with the agency's Moon to Mars architecture efforts. The papers, one on lunar mobility drivers and needs, and one on lunar surface cargo, detail NASA's latest thinking on specific ...
Phys.org / Study explores what motivates people to watch footage of disasters and extreme weather
Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and storms have increased in both frequency and severity in recent years. With that has come heightened public interest, resulting in often dramatic footage being live-streamed on ...
Medical Xpress / Measuring body language to trace emotions
Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied "from the outside" by using empirical methods? To answer these questions, a large international and interdisciplinary research team led ...
Tech Xplore / Augmented reality tech aids manufacturing productivity
High-tech factory workers of the future will rely on training and support from Industry 4.0 technology, such as augmented reality head-mounted display modules (AR-HMD), to manage workflow and remote trouble-shooting—including ...
Medical Xpress / Genetic test improves clinical care for children with cancer in England
Whole genome sequencing has improved clinical care of some children with cancer in England by informing individual patient care.
Tech Xplore / Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AI
Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going "net zero," meaning it would release no more climate-changing gases into the air than it removes, by 2030.
Medical Xpress / FDA approves new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease
A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
Phys.org / When ultrashort electron bunch accelerates and drastically stops, it can generate terahertz radiation
The propagation of charged particles in a medium at a speed exceeding the phase speed of light in the medium (this speed also called superluminal) leads to the generation of radiation. The diagram of generated radiation during ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers examine cancer drug guidelines and FDA approvals
Drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases can receive expedited U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, allowing patients to receive faster access to promising new treatments. Under the expedited review pathway ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds health care providers would recommend human papillomavirus self-collection
In 2019, more than 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed and upwards of 4,000 patients died in the U.S. The causal link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the development of cervical cancer is well ...
Phys.org / UN weather agency says Tropical Cyclone Freddy that hit eastern Africa last year was longest ever
The U.N. weather agency said Tuesday that Tropical Cyclone Freddy, a deadly Indian Ocean storm that lashed eastern Africa last year, was confirmed to be the longest-lasting cyclone ever recorded at 36 days.