Lupus treatment generates positive results in Phase III clinical trial
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New research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a...
New research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits to patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a predominately female, chronic inflammatory disease that can affect virtually any organ.
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Bankrupt Spaceflight Company's Assets to Help Young Minds Soar
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Before it went bankrupt last year, XCOR Aerospace aimed to fly tourists to space with the company's Lynx suborbital vehicle. But now, XCOR's assets will help give high school and...
Before it went bankrupt last year, XCOR Aerospace aimed to fly tourists to space with the company's Lynx suborbital vehicle. But now, XCOR's assets will help give high school and college students hands-on experience with rockets and space technology.
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Structured light and nanomaterials open new ways to tailor light at the nanoscale
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New research has shown that carefully structured light and matching arrangements of metal nanostructures can be combined to alter the properties of...
New research has shown that carefully structured light and matching arrangements of metal nanostructures can be combined to alter the properties of the generated light at the nanometer scale. The teams have shown that the efficiency of nonlinear optical fields...
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Soil metals linked with cancer mortality
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Epidemiologists and geologists have found associations between esophageal cancer and soils where lead is abundant, lung cancer and terrains with increased copper content, brain tumor with areas rich in arsenic, and bladder cancer with high cadmium...
Epidemiologists and geologists have found associations between esophageal cancer and soils where lead is abundant, lung cancer and terrains with increased copper content, brain tumor with areas rich in arsenic, and bladder cancer with high cadmium levels. These statistical links...
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Medical News Today: Could gut bacteria cause joint pain?
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A study looks at the relationship between diet, gut bacteria, and osteoarthritis. Surprisingly, it found that the microbiome is linked to joint health.
A study looks at the relationship between diet, gut bacteria, and osteoarthritis. Surprisingly, it found that the microbiome is linked to joint health.
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Mysterious red spots on Mercury get names – but what are they?
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but far from being a dull cinder of a world, it has instead turned out to...
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, but far from being a dull cinder of a world, it has instead turned out to be a real eye opener for geologists. Among the revelations by NASA's MESSENGER probe, which first...
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Lockheed Martin working to lower Orion costs
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As Lockheed Martin prepares to complete assembly of the Orion spacecraft flying on the first SLS mission, the company says it’s making...
As Lockheed Martin prepares to complete assembly of the Orion spacecraft flying on the first SLS mission, the company says it’s making progress in lowering the costs of the future spacecraft, including through reuse. SpaceNews.com
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Diamonds Can Turn Flexible when Made into Nanoscale Needles
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An international team of researchers from Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and the United States has demonstrated that nanoscale...
An international team of researchers from Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and the United States has demonstrated that nanoscale (300 nm) single-crystalline and polycrystalline diamond needles could flex and stretch by as much as 9% without breaking, then return to their...
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Medical News Today: How to make yourself fart
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Farting is an everyday term for the expulsion of gas that builds up in the body. Gas can cause uncomfortable bloating and pain, but many yoga poses and other positions can help...
Farting is an everyday term for the expulsion of gas that builds up in the body. Gas can cause uncomfortable bloating and pain, but many yoga poses and other positions can help a person pass gas naturally. We also look...
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Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at UK car plant: source
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Japanese automaker Nissan will axe hundreds of staff at its car plant in northeastern England due to a sharp fall in diesel car sales, a source...
Japanese automaker Nissan will axe hundreds of staff at its car plant in northeastern England due to a sharp fall in diesel car sales, a source told AFP on Friday.
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Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirus
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Researchers have shown that adenovirus binds to a specific type of carbohydrate that is overexpressed on certain types of cancer cells. The discovery opens up new opportunities for the development of virus-based...
Researchers have shown that adenovirus binds to a specific type of carbohydrate that is overexpressed on certain types of cancer cells. The discovery opens up new opportunities for the development of virus-based cancer therapy.
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The Whole Earth Could Be Watched by Live Cameras in Space
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A bunch of very big corporations and rich men are hoping to start watching the whole Earth at all times with video cameras in outer space.
A bunch of very big corporations and rich men are hoping to start watching the whole Earth at all times with video cameras in outer space.
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UK teen who hacked CIA chief gets two-year prison term
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A British teenager who accessed the email accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the head of the CIA was sentenced to two years in prison...
A British teenager who accessed the email accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the head of the CIA was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday.
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When there's an audience, people's performance improves
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Often people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study found the opposite: being watched makes people do better.
Often people think performing in front of others will make them mess up, but a new study found the opposite: being watched makes people do better.
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A waking nightmare: The enigma of sleep paralysis
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In sleep paralysis, your mind wakes up, but your body does not. You may also experience frightening hallucinations. What is this, and how can we cope?
In sleep paralysis, your mind wakes up, but your body does not. You may also experience frightening hallucinations. What is this, and how can we cope?
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Studying Midwest soil erosion from space
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Geologist and geochemist Isaac Larsen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is used to tramping around in the dirt to conduct his soil research, but satellite photos of the Iowa farmhouse where he grew up have...
Geologist and geochemist Isaac Larsen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is used to tramping around in the dirt to conduct his soil research, but satellite photos of the Iowa farmhouse where he grew up have added a new dimension...
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