Surrogate otter mom at Long Beach aquarium is rehabilitating pup 'better than any human ever can'
The pup could become Aquarium of the Pacific's first surrogate-raised otter to return to the wild — if she masters the skills needed to hack it in the ocean. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Lila Seidman Source Type: news
Dr Andrew McCluskey wins the 2024 BTM Willis Prize
The BTM Willis Prize for 2024 has been awarded to Dr Andrew R. McCluskey, a Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - April 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
24 Hours at a Makeshift Refuge for Migrants in the California Wilderness
The campsite, run by a 22-year-old volunteer, became a first stop for people seeking food, water and warmth as they waited to be apprehended by border authorities. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Tags: your-feed-science Illegal Immigration Border Barriers Immigration and Emigration Immigration Shelters Refugees and Displaced Persons Volunteers and Community Service Border Patrol (US) California San Diego County (Calif) Peter Fink Source Type: news
Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion by Agnes Arnold-Forster review – no place like home
This absorbing exploration of nostalgia raises questions about its slippery nature, and shows how it has been chillingly deployed in politics, from the cold war to TrumpismIn the 1970s there were American press reports of an Iowa man who was tormented by his yearning for the 16-year stretch of time that ran from 1752 to 1768. His misery was the result of not being able to find anyone who shared this deep nostalgia for a period when electricity was still a rumour and America was proud to think of itself as British.But does this really count as nostalgia? Is it not, actually, a bid for...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Kathryn Hughes Tags: History books Psychology Society books Culture Brexit Source Type: news
Roche granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for blood test to support earlier Alzheimer's disease diagnosis
The Elecsys ® pTau217 plasma biomarker test is being developed as part of an ongoing partnership between Roche and Eli Lilly and CompanyOnce approved, the test will aid healthcare providers in identifying amyloid pathology, a key feature of Alzheimer ’s diseaseRoche and Lilly believe the test could play an important role in improving access to early and accurate Alzheimer ’s diagnosisBasel, 11 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that its Elecsys pTau217 assay received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This blood test, which is being developed ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for blood test to support earlier Alzheimer's disease diagnosis
The Elecsys ® pTau217 plasma biomarker test is being developed as part of an ongoing partnership between Roche and Eli Lilly and CompanyOnce approved, the test will aid healthcare providers in identifying amyloid pathology, a key feature of Alzheimer ’s diseaseRoche and Lilly believe the test could play an important role in improving access to early and accurate Alzheimer ’s diagnosisBasel, 11 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that its Elecsys pTau217 assay received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This blood test, which is being developed ...
Source: Roche Media News - April 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sheep are creating jobs by keeping solar panels in the sun
News that’ll make science and econ teachers high-five: Incentivized by tax breaks in the Inflation Reduction Act, Wall Street big dogs are softening the green transition’s rural impact by paying local farmers to graze their sheep around solar panels and prevent grass from growing too high, the…#morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The senior Swiss women who went to court over climate change, and won – podcast
This week, in a landmark case, the European court of human rights ruled that Switzerland ’s weak climate policy had violated the rights of a group of older Swiss women to family life. Ian Sample talks to Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan about why the women brought the case and what the ruling could mean for future climate policy.Read Ajit Niranjan ’s article about the court caseContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, with Ajit Niranjan, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Climate crisis European court of human rights Switzerland Environment Source Type: news
Bio-Rad and Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute Collaborate to Advance Personalized Monitoring of Solid Tumor Cancers with Droplet Digital PCR
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIO.B) a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announces a collaboration with Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a western Pennsylvania–based integrated healthcare system. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 10, 2024 Category: Science Tags: The Scientist The Marketplace Source Type: news
Artificial wombs could someday help save babies born prematurely
Scientists are developing artificial wombs to rescue babies who would die or end up severely disabled because they are born very prematurely. The research is generating excitement, but also concerns. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob Stein Source Type: news
NSF announces a new EPSCoR Track-1 award to combat climate change in Alaska
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Alaska with $20 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, which is designed to build research and development capacity, competitiveness and education … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - April 10, 2024 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
UCLA receives $5 million grant to align neuroscience and societal needs
The objective is to reimagine the relationship between neuroscience and the public in part by deepening community engagement, facilitating research collaborations and training multidisciplinary neuro-society experts.Led by the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, numerous campus units and Drew University are together contributing about $4.8 million to match the grant amount. They include theBrain Research Institute; theSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; the UCLA College divisions of life sciences, social sciences and humanities; the School of Education& Information Studies; and the Office of the...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 10, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Astronomer Wanda Diaz-Merced didn't watch the eclipse. She listened
Astronomer Wanda Diaz-Merced, who is blind, describes her experience listening to Monday's solar eclipse with a device called LightSound. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kathryn Fink Source Type: news
Remembering physicist Peter Higgs – podcast
The Nobel prize-winning British physicist Peter Higgs has died aged 94. The confirmation in 2012 of the existence of the Higgs boson particle, five decades after Higgs had first theorised its existence, paved the way for his 2013 Nobel win. Nicknamed ‘the god particle’, the Higgs boson was part of an attempt to explain why the building blocks of the universe have mass. Ian Sample and Madeleine Finlay look back on the life and legacy of a giant of scienceRead an obituary of Peter HiggsContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 10, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample, produced by Joshan Chana, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Physics Peter Higgs Cern Large Hadron Collider Particle physics Source Type: news
Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus
The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards.(Image credit: Justin Sullivan) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ayana Archie Source Type: news
