Astronomers discover Milky Way ’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times size of sun
BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation ‘wobbling’ under its gravitational forceAstronomers have discovered an enormous black hole which formed in the aftermath of an exploding star a mere 2,000 light years from Earth.BH3 is the most massive stellar black hole yet found in the Milky Way and revealed itself to researchers through the powerful tug it exerts on a companion star that orbits the object in the constellation of Aquila, the Eagle.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Black holes Science Astronomy Space Physics Source Type: news
Africa: Young, Black Woman Scientist Discovered Pivotal Leprosy Treatment in 1920s But Someone Took the Credit
[The Conversation Africa] Hansen's disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today - and that's partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy's debilitating symptoms or its social stigma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Science and Biotechnology United States, Canada and Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Towards a forensic semiotics - Crispino F.
For years, forensic science has been criticized for its lack of scientific foundations, explaining its methodological drawbacks. Notwithstanding recommendations to upgrade quality management and counter cognitive biases, the ontology of the trace and the v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Deep-learning model determines breast tumor staging
A deep-learning model based on mammographic images can determine tumor staging and sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients, a study published April 15 in Informatics in Medicine Unlocked found. A team led by Elaheh Tarighati Sereshkeh from the Iran University of Medical Science in Tehran found that its convolutional neural network (CNN) model achieved high performance marks in these areas. “This method can be used as a potential non-invasive tool to determine tumor staging and sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer in people suspected of having the complication and to avoid unnecessary surger...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Artificial Intelligence Source Type: news
Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world – podcast
What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about her visit to Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, where ecologist Richard Broughton has witnessed the decline of the marsh tit population over 22 years, and has heard the impact on the wood ’s soundscape. As species lose their habitats across the world, pioneering soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause has argued that if we listen closely, nature can tell us everything we need to know about our impact on the planetFind more reporting from the Age of Extinction team hereContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Phoebe Weston, produced by Madeleine Finlay and Joshan Chana, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Environment Biodiversity Conservation Wildlife Birds Source Type: news
Augustinus Bader: the making of a cult skincare phenomenon
Professor Bader and CEO Charles Rosier on stem cell technology, skincare and the science behind their best-selling brand (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Heretic's View: Blaming Food For Obesity Is Like Blaming Water For Drowning
A Heretic's View: Blaming Food For Obesity Is Like Blaming Water For Drowning Authored by Edward Archer via RealClearScience, There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus —…#edwardarcher #galileo #ireland #irish #812lbsday #amish #t2dm #norway #soda #hippocrates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Family and media pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later
People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, sexual minorities, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of 'internalised' weight stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has found. The study is published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe today [16 Apr]. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - April 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research, International; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, ALSPAC, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical Schoo Source Type: news
Researchers have been trying to breed fungus-resistant chestnut trees for 100 years
We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roxy Todd Source Type: news
Amid budget crunch, NASA seeks Hail Mary on Mars Sample Return
NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission may be the most audacious robotic exploration campaign ever conceived: a multimission attempt to collect rock samples from the Red Planet and get them back to laboratories on Earth. But it is also exorbitantly expensive: A review last year
found it could cost
as much as $11 billion. Today, NASA’s leadership revealed that if the agency sticks with the current mission plan and spreads out its annual budget to politically acceptable levels, the samples wouldn’t be returned until 2040. “The bottom line is that $11 billion is too expensive, and not returning samples unt...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 15, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
After the Smoke Clears: Scars on the Immune System
Smoking leaves epigenetic marks on DNA long after cessation, with consequences for adaptive immunity. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 15, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Too expensive, too slow: NASA asks for help with JPL's Mars Sample Return mission
NASA's administrator says the agency is committed to the mission to bring samples of Mars back to Earth -- just in less time and for less money. How it will pull that off remains to be seen. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Corinne Purtill Source Type: news
Government data refute the notion that overprescribing caused the ‘opioid crisis’
The Federal Trade Commission, which thinks "lack of competition and contracting practices…may be contributing to drug shortages," is soliciting public comments on that subject. But when it comes to opioid pain relievers, the problem is not a lack of competition between manufacturers, wholesalers,…#dea #cdc #tomfrieden #science #johnalantucker #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to prevent pickleball injuries
Yale Medicine sports doctors offer advice on how to avoid game-related sprains, strains, and fractures. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 15, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
A whole-person approach to mental health
In a Q&A, Christina Mainelli ’11 M.B.A., CEO of the care platform Quartet Health, discusses the benefits of a value-based approach to mental health care. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 15, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
