(MedPage Today) -- Drugmaker Novartis acknowledged Thursday that there have been nine reports of tumors in children treated with its gene therapy onasemnogene abeparvovec (Zolgensma) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Two of the tumor cases were...
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with both elafibranor (Iqirvo) and seladelpar (Livdelzi) led to alkaline phosphatase (ALP) normalization in the vast majority of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who had elevated ALP levels after an incomplete...
Source: Tectonics Where oceanic crust subducts beneath continental crust, belts of volcanoes known as continental arcs can form. Located around the world, these arcs may undergo episodic magma flare-ups—dramatic surges in the flow of magma into the continental crust at rates up…
Eos · Sarah Stanley · · 2 sources
Gerrothorax maritimus , which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without access to land or freshwater.
The massive, still-unfinished Deep Tunnel project was supposed to be the answer. But wastewater dumped in the river now threatens human health and wildlife. Here’s why—and some ideas on what can be done. By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times This article originally appeared in the…
(MedPage Today) -- More than 100,000 Hawaii residents who qualify for Medicaid may soon find their doctors prescribing them fresh food as medicine. The script could be for fresh fruit and vegetables, even ahi, beef, chicken, and eggs. The federally...
(MedPage Today) -- More than a third of infants thought to be allergic to peanuts were not actually allergic, an oral food challenge study showed. With the aim of treating peanut allergy among babies who reacted to peanut before 1 year of age...
(MedPage Today) -- Lumateperone (Caplyta) rapidly improved symptoms of acute mania associated with bipolar I disorder, a phase III trial showed. Among 351 patients with or without mixed features, lumateperone demonstrated superiority over placebo...
Mounting opposition and a changed political landscape could derail the legislation. By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle Democrats’ electoral sweep has shaken the ground beneath a permitting reform bill in Congress, raising doubts about whether the measure has enough support to…
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Editors’ Vox is a blog from AGU’s Publications Department. AGU Publications is pleased to announce six new Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) to join our program in 2027. Each of them were appointed to continue the great work done by their predecessors. We thank the following outgoing EiCs…
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Microplastics have been found in our bodies and the food we eat—and even in remote environments around the world, including seawater and ice in the Arctic. Despite their prevalence, little is known about how they move through the atmosphere. New CIRES-led research, which…
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NASA's ESCAPADE mission features a pair of identical spacecraft on their way to Mars. They launched outside of the normal launch window, so they'll perform powered slingshot maneuvers to boost their speed. Once there, they'll "fly" in formation and study how the solar wind…
Flashback to 1977. Jimmy Carter was U.S. president, Star Wars was a box office hit, and the two Voyager spacecraft departed on an historic Grand Tour of the solar system. Now, teams at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working to keep the missions active, as they push the…
A robotic truss builder that was conceived, designed and built by Caltech researchers has successfully built a structure in space—without the help of astronauts—for the first time. The truss builder, part of DARPA's Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and…
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Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells. But some aren't convinced.
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a specialized lipid barrier in the fruit fly pupa that protects against dehydration in dry and hot environments. Their findings also expose the lipid barrier's limit, suggesting that insects in some regions of the world…
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We live in a noisy world. Whether it is the roar of traffic, the rumble of ships or the hum of heavy industry, there is often no escaping noise unless you are a hermit on a desert island.
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The strongest solar radiation storm in nearly 20 years pushed radiation past aviation safety thresholds high above northern Britain, yet no warning was issued Read the full article The post A rare solar storm just revealed a hidden danger for aviation appeared first on Physics…
Author(s): Ryan Wilkinson Theory and experiments suggest that the mysterious fractures that appear when a brittle material is compressed result from a hidden buildup of internal tension. [Physics 19, 151] Published Fri Nov 06, 2026
It would greatly benefit the environment and climate if nylon—chemically known as polyamide—could be produced on a large scale from plastic waste in the future, rather than from petroleum, as has been the norm until now. At LIKAT in Rostock, chemists pursuing this approach have…
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Approach could provide scientists with a quicker, gentler way to gauge the health of bird populations
In first clinical result using “chemogenetic” strategy, a team in China treated three patients to control epilepsy
Spring strike brought a return to the bargaining table, but negotiations stalled over key demands
When someone commits a wrong, people across vastly different cultures share a dual desire to compensate the victim and prevent future harms. Recent research indicates that our urge to punish offenders balances these two needs, requiring rule-breakers to replace what they took…
Frequent sports betting increases gambling harm by making bettors highly competitive and overly confident in their predictive skills. When financial losses eventually accumulate, gamblers are more likely to seek professional support if they blame bad luck rather than their own…
Staying in school for an extra year during adolescence appears to lower a person’s likelihood of developing dementia decades later, even among individuals who carry a strong inherited predisposition to the condition. Taking advantage of a 1972 British law that raised the minimum…
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