New research may help explain why Alzheimer’s disease is more prevalent in women than men. Photo by Gundula Vogel/Pixabay NEW YORK, June 30 (UPI) — New research has identified a novel gene — a genetic risk factor — for Alzheimer’s disease that appears to be much stronger in women, furthering efforts to explain why the … Read more
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 29, 2022– NASA, in partnership with Battelle Energy Alliance, contractor for the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has selected Westinghouse Electric Company to provide an initial design concept for a fission surface power system that could be ready to launch to the Moon by the end of the … Read more
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 29, 2022– ReCode Therapeutics, a genetic company using superior delivery to power the next wave of messenger RNA (mRNA) and gene correction therapies, today announced the close of a Series B extension financing round, co-led by new investors, Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment unit of Bayer AG, AyurMaya, an affiliate … Read more
Details Posted: 28-Jun-22 Location: Berkeley, California Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree Categories: Engineering and Technology: Nuclear Sector: Private Sector Function: Other Lead Accelerator Safety System Engineer – 96138 Division: EG-Engineering Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL, https://www.lbl.gov/) Engineering Division (https://engineering.lbl.gov/) has an opening for a Lead Accelerator Safety System Engineer to join the team. As the … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. First, it was the wheel, then the printing press, then the internet. Could SpaceTech be the “next frontier” — the technological advancement that takes human civilization to a whole new level of progress? Although some view space research as nothing but a vanity project for millionaires with … Read more
Learn about the role that dust plays in Earth’s climate, why scientists are interested in studying dust from space, and how to engage students in the science with STEM resources from JPL. A NASA instrument launching to the International Space Station in early summer will explore how dust impacts global temperatures, cloud formation, and the … Read more
Details Posted: 24-Jun-22 Location: Baltimore County, Maryland Required Education: Doctorate Categories: Earth and Environmental Sciences: Atmospheric Sciences Sector: Academic Function: Faculty 4-Year College/University The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for a Director for its Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II (GESTAR II) Center. The incumbent should hold a Ph.D. in a … Read more
What was meant to be a simple errand, a daughter driving her aging father to the hospital to pick up his medicine, has pulled a small city on China’s border with North Korea — and its nearly two-month Covid-19 lockdown — into the national spotlight, after the pair ran afoul of pandemic rules. Video of … Read more
A tiny satellite is poised to set the stage for something far grander: a full-blown lunar space station. NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite is scheduled to launch on Monday and then travel to a unique lunar orbit in a pathfinder mission for the Artemis programwhich is seeking to return humans to the Moon later this decade. CAPSTONE … Read more
In a novel experiment, a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer saw her tumors shrink after researchers in Oregon turbocharged her own immune cells, highlighting a possible new way to someday treat a variety of cancers. Kathy Wilkes isn’t cured but said what’s left of her cancer has shown no sign of growth since the one-time … Read more
