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7Mar 20217 Mar 2021

Which Factor Affects The Chances Of Success Of Technosignatures Searches? (Astronomy)

The classical approach to estimating the present number of technological civilizations in a volume around Earth (usually, the Galaxy) is…

4Mar 20214 Mar 2021

How Magnetic Field Was First Generated In The Universe? (Astronomy)

Since the magnetic field plays various roles in laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasmas, the generation of the magnetic field has…

26Feb 202126 Feb 2021

Can Lightning Be A Proof Of Dark Matter? (Cosmology / Quantum)

Macroscopic dark matter (macros) is a broad class of dark-matter candidates that represents an alternative to conventional particle dark matter…

Immune Cells In Cerebrospinal Fluid: Predictors Of Response To Immunotherapy Against Brain Metastasis (Medicine)

The analysis of immune cells infiltrating cerebrospinal fluid enables the characterization of the tumor microenvironment in brain metastases.Findings reported today in Nature Communications* confirm that these cells recapitulate the characteristics of those detected in…

Stroke Affecting The Eye Requires Immediate Treatment, Can Signal Future Vascular Events (Medicine)

Statement Highlights: Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a form of stroke that occurs when blood flow is blocked to the main artery of the eye, usually resulting in vision…

Astronomers Discovered Most Distant Radio-loud Quasar (Astronomy)

8 Mar 20218 Mar 2021

Radio jets from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to play a key role in the coevolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, as well as in the…

Image of The Week: Through the Clouds (Astronomy)

Nestled amongst the vast clouds of star-forming regions like this one lie potential clues about the formation of our own Solar System. This week’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of…

Study Finds Benefits to Both Strategies Used to Treat Symptomatic Tetralogy of Fallot (Medicine)

A multicenter study co-led by the Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has found that each of the two strategies used for treating infants with symptomatic tetralogy of Fallot (sTOF),…

CHOP Researchers Find Effective Combination of Therapies for Managing Mitochondrial Disease (Medicine)

Researchers from the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated how one combination of therapies may be beneficial for patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders. This preclinical…

Study Shows Benefit of Blinatumomab for High-Risk Relapsed B-ALL (Medicine)

A study involving researchers from the Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has shown that blinatumomab, a bispecific T cell-engaging antibody, is less toxic than chemotherapy with similar or better…