Good news from Voyager 1, which is now out past the edge of the solar system
In mid-November, Voyager 1 suffered a glitch, and it's messages stopped making sense. But the NASA probe is once again sending messages to Earth that make sense. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nell Greenfieldboyce Source Type: news
Animals are stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kathryn Fink Source Type: news
Voyager 1 transmitting data again after Nasa remotely fixes 46-year-old probe
Engineers spent months working to repair link with Earth ’s most distant spacecraft, says space agencyEarth ’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.Nasa ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which makes and operates the agency’s robotic spacecraft,said in December that the probe – more than 15bn miles (24bn kilometres) away – was sending gibberish code back to Earth.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Holmes Tags: Space Astronomy Science Nasa World news Source Type: news
The best leaders use intuition
In an excerpt from her new book, Yale SOM ’s Emma Seppälä writes that drawing on instinct as well as analysis can help you make better decisions. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Beyond weight loss: Five Yale experts on the benefits of exercise
Five Yale physicians in areas ranging from infectious diseases to allergy and immunology discuss why exercise is key to optimal health. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Cancer Cells Give Orders
Cancer-supporting cells control their neighbors’ behavior using an often-overlooked protein delivery system. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Backed by $1 billion, former Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne heading AI-focused biotech startup
Tessier-Lavigne was forced to resign his Stanford post last year, but now is leading a startup with big-name backers and science. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 23, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn
New U.K. immigration rules will deter international scientific talent and harm universities, science policy experts say. This month, a rise in the minimum salary that international skilled workers must meet to obtain a visa took effect, coming on top of a sharp hike in the fee migrants must pay to access health care, as well as new restrictions on visas for family members.
The changes “will make it much harder for higher education institutions to attract talent from overseas,” says Jenny Sherrard, national head of equality and policy for the University and College Union (UCU). They are “counterproductive to the...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
A private company will send your ashes to the moon
Have you ever thought about what you want done with your body when you die? Many Americans opt for the traditional graveyard burial, others donate themselves to science. But if those don’t sound like the posthumous experience you are looking for, a Houston-based firm has something different on…#houston #celestis #startreks #princetonuniversity #donmcinnis #novascotia #nasa #voyagermission #navajonation #mrmcinnis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Peer-led bootcamp helps medical students prepare for clerkship
Developed for Yale Internal Medicine clerkships, the bootcamp ’s success has led to its integration into mandatory clerkship training, with plans to expand. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
The personality audit: should we ask friends for their brutally honest feedback on our flaws?
There can be a big gap between self-perception and how our loved ones see us. Is it ever a good idea to seek the truth?Name: Personality audit.Age: People have worried about what other people think about them since the beginning of time.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Friendship Family Life and style Psychology Source Type: news
Beckman Foundation Announces 2024 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows
Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive Over $4.3M in Science Funding IRVINE, Calif., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced today the selection of its 2024 class of Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows, individuals who underscore the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
Women Less Likely to Experience Musculotendinous Injury Than Men
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Younger women are less likely to develop musculotendinous injury (MTI) relative to total injuries when compared with men, according to a study published online in the March issue of Medicine& Science in Sports... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Optogenetically controlled inflammasome activation demonstrates two phases of cell swelling during pyroptosis | Science Signaling
An optogenetic tool to enable the study of rapid inflammasome responses is described. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Glia are powerhouses for sleep | Science Signaling
Glia take up and detoxify neurotoxic lipids on a wake-sleep cycle, in turn promoting healthy sleep. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
