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NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers its smallest exoplanet to date
Engadget - 1 Jul 2019 05:15
NASA's TESS spacecraft is continuing to find ever-smaller planets -- and that now includes planets smaller than the human homeworld. The vessel has found a planet in the L 98-59 system, L 98-59b, that's 80 percent the si...
How to Avoid Getting Sick From a Public Pool
Life Hacker - 1 Jul 2019 20:15
If your holiday plans involve a trip to the public pool, you may be interested in a recent warning from the Centers for Disease Control. On Friday, the CDC released a report encouraging Americans to use caution when taki...
Google's Fast Share to replace Android Beam, will be similar to Apple's AirDrop
Digital Trends - 1 Jul 2019 04:48
Android Beam, which uses NFC connections to send information between smartphones, will no longer be available in Android Q. Google, however, is working on a new feature named Fast Share as a replacement.
Epidemic Sound raises $20M at a $370M valuation for its soundtrack music discovery and licensing platform
TechCrunch - 1 Jul 2019 09:25
The rise of streamed video has seen the market for licensing streamed music boom in the last few years, with not only consumers using video as a medium to listen to tracks but video creators also extensively using music ...
How to watch NASA's critical safety test of the Orion crew capsule - CNET
CNET - 1 Jul 2019 03:27
The Orion module is set to take astronauts to the moon in 2024 but first needs to pass a test of its emergency abort system.
Japan to tighten export rules for tech materials to South Korea amid wartime labor row
Reuters - 1 Jul 2019 03:17
Japan will tighten restrictions on the export of high-tech materials used in smartphone displays and chips to South Korea in connection with a dispute over a South Korean ruling on war-time forced labor, the industry min...
Some 2018 MacBook Airs with logic board problems get free repairs
Slash Gear - 1 Jul 2019 02:49
Apple has just started its recall of a number of MacBook Pros yet here comes another problem ailing another set of Apple notebooks. Fortunately, it’s nothing dangerous to deserve a recall but probably still aggravating...
Microsoft asks to join private Linux security developer list
ZDNet - 1 Jul 2019 02:33
Microsoft's migration from Linux enemy to Linux friend continues in security circles.
Apple Discovers 'Power' Issue With Logic Boards in Some 2018 MacBook Airs, Will Offer Free Repairs
Gizmodo - 1 Jul 2019 02:10
Apple has identified a serious issue with a "very small number" of 2018 MacBook Air laptops that requires the replacement of the main logic board, 9to5Mac reported on Sunday, citing internal documents from the company.
Neurotechnology holds promise for chronic stroke patients
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:46
Personalized neurotechnology-aided rehabilitation of the arm could improve recovery in severe chronic stroke patients, according to a new article.
More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:46
The Fontan procedure has saved the lives of many people born with only one ventricle, but their unique circulatory system requires lifelong medical monitoring and care. A new scientific statement provides an overview of ...
New way to make cancer self-destruct
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:46
Researchers have identified a method that can make tumors grow too quickly and die from the stress.
Mutation discovery leads to precise treatment for child with severe lymphatic disorder
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Faced with a preteen boy who had painful swelling and respiratory distress from a severe, deteriorating rare condition, researchers identified the responsible gene mutation and harnessed that knowledge to develop a novel...
A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Scientists conducted the first pilot study in humans to observe the impact of the bacteria Akkermansia. Results: the bacterium limits the increase of several risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, moderates the progre...
Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Researchers identified chemical compounds that prevent stress-induced clumping of TDP-43 protein in ALS motor neurons grown in the lab -- a starting point for new ALS therapeutics.
Cancer cell's 'self eating' tactic may be its weakness
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Researchers reveal how pancreatic cancer cells adapt to the low energy environment of a tumor: by eating their own mitochondria! Now, by targeting this process, researchers hope to halt cancer cell proliferation.
Three-dimensional model illuminates key aspects of early development
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Researchers have created a new 3D model of human embryonic tissue that promises to shed light on critical components of development -- including processes that go awry during pregnancy complications.
High doses of 60 plus-year-old chemo drug found to spur immune system attack on lymphoma
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Cyclophosphamide, a mainstay of chemotherapy for many cancers, acts as both chemotherapy and immunotherapy at high doses, study finds.
World's smallest MRI performed on single atoms
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Researchers have made a major scientific breakthrough by performing the world's smallest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They used their new technique to visualize the magnetic field of single atoms.
CPAP provides relief from depression
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:45
Researchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
Some children are more likely to suffer depression long after being bullied
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:44
Some young adults who were bullied as a child could have a greater risk of ongoing depression due to a mix of genetic and environmental factors.
Researchers clock DNA's recovery time after chemotherapy
Science Daily - 1 Jul 2019 20:44
A team of researchers found that DNA damaged by the widely used chemotherapy drug cisplatin is mostly good as new in noncancerous tissue within two circadian cycles, or two days. The results could inform the development ...