A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that outdoor artificial light at night (LAN) is associated with impaired blood glucose control and an increased risk of diabetes, with more than 9 million cases of the disease in ChineseContinuar Leyendo
A team of astronomers have found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star. Cambridge, Noviembre 18, 2022.- A study of some of the oldest stars in the UniverseContinuar Leyendo
The USC School of Pharmacy and Department of Biomedical Engineering announce naming gifts from the late inventor Alfred E. Mann Foundation and his foundation. Los Angeles, November 18, 2022.- USC and the Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering have launched a major initiative to reimagine biomedical engineering and pharmaceuticalContinuar Leyendo
A las 07:47 CET (06:47 BST, 01:47 hora local), la misión Artemis I ha iniciado su viaje hacia la Luna con el despegue del nuevo cohete Luna de la NASA desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy de Florida (Estados Unidos) y la colocación de la nave espacial Orion y su MóduloContinuar Leyendo
Twas the day before launch and all across the globe, people await liftoff for Artemis I with hope. Florida, November 16, 2022.- NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft with its European Service Module, is seen here on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center inContinuar Leyendo
An intermediate-mass black hole lurking undetected in a dwarf galaxy revealed itself to astronomers when it gobbled up an unlucky star that strayed too close. The shredding of the star, known as a «tidal disruption event» or TDE, produced a flare of radiation that briefly outshone the combined stellar lightContinuar Leyendo
París, November 14, 2022.- Solar Orbiter has spotted a ‘tube’ of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun’s magnetic field. The observation provides an intriguing new addition to the zoo of features revealed by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission, especially since the snake was a precursor to aContinuar Leyendo
People who have a past history of hospitalisation because of substance use disorders have much worse outcomes following the onset of a wide range of physical health conditions, according to researchers in the UK and Czechia. Cambridge, November 11, 2022.- In a study published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, researchersContinuar Leyendo
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft recently conducted tests in which it relayed data gathered by NASA’s Perseverance rover back to Earth. The 19-year-old spacecraft has now relayed data for seven different Mars surface missions – a unique, new record! Parìs, November 10, 2022.- Landers and rovers on Mars gather data that helpContinuar Leyendo
With the use of a precision experiment developed at the University of Bern, an international research team has succeeded in significantly narrowing the scope for the existence of dark matter. The experiment was carried out at the European Research Neutron Source at the Institute Laue-Langevin in France, and makes anContinuar Leyendo
