How a space doctor keeps astronauts healthy on the ISS
From muscle loss to radiation exposure and the psychological effects of confinement, spaceflight takes a toll on those lucky enough to experience it.
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Space Exploration
The Army Research Laboratory
The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is the U.S. Army's corporate research laboratory. ARL is headquartered at the Adelphi Laboratory Center (ALC) in Adelphi, Maryland. Its largest single site is at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Other major ARL locations include Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Orlando, Florida, and NASA's Glenn Research Center, Ohio and Langley Research Center, Virginia.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trial tests intervention to reduce sedentary time in patients with kidney disease
A recent randomized trial tested an intervention to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity in individuals with kidney disease. The findings will appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.
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Internet
Google celebrates Earth Day with charming new doodle
Thursday is Earth Day, and Google is commemorating the event encouraging people to be more environmentally conscious with an update to its logo.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Indian COVID variant detected in Belgium: health official
The COVID-19 variant contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been detected in Belgium in a group of Indian students who arrived from Paris, Belgian authorities said Thursday.
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Robotics
ANYbotics reveals full-scale robotic inspection solution
The Swiss robotics company ANYbotics has announced the launch of a new end-to-end robotic inspection system for the energy and industrial processing arenas. This solution aims to answer the call for better safety at production ...
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Materials Science
Study paves the way for new photosensitive materials
Photocatalysts are useful materials, with a myriad of environmental and energy applications, including air purification, water treatment, self-cleaning surfaces, pollution-fighting paints and coatings, hydrogen production ...
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Earth Sciences
Machine learning model generates realistic seismic waveforms
A new machine-learning model that generates realistic seismic waveforms will reduce manual labor and improve earthquake detection, according to a study published recently in JGR Solid Earth.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists uncover a molecule that can help coronavirus escape antibodies
Researchers have found that a natural molecule can effectively block the binding of a subset of human antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. The discovery may help explain why some COVID-19 patients can become severely ill despite having ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pregnant women with COVID-19 face high mortality rate
In a worldwide study of 2,100 pregnant women, those who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were 20 times more likely to die than those who did not contract the virus.
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Ecology
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens promote a healthy ecosystem, says study
A new study by Simon Fraser University historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests—cared for as "forest gardens"—contain more biologically and functionally diverse species than surrounding conifer-dominated ...
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