Category: Health
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World’s first ‘living tissue’ partial heart transplant saves boy born with fused arteries
[ad_1] A 5kg newborn boy with a life-threatening heart defect received a world-first partial heart transplant with living tissue that may never need to be replaced. North Carolina baby Owen Monroe, now four months old, was born with his two main arteries — the aorta and the pulmonary artery — fused together in a condition…
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‘Bulk and cut’ diet associated with symptoms of eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia
[ad_1] Eating and weight disorders – Studies on anorexia, bulimia and obesity (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01470-y” width=”800″ height=”459″/> Average number of bulk and cut cycles completed in the past 12 months and 30 days by gender. Two separate one-way ANOVAs were used to determine the differences between genders (***p Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on…
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ESA – Alex on the rocks
[ad_1] ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson are getting world-class geology training this week during the fifth edition of ESA’s Pangea course. A balanced mix of theory and field trips, the course will take the pair across Europe to hone their geological skills. The training began last week in the Italian Dolomites…
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Immunotherapy before surgery induces complete response in more than half of patients with common skin cancer
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an international, multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3% of patients with stage II-IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) saw their tumors almost or completely disappear when treated with immunotherapy before operation. The results were presented today at the European…
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Scientists generate fusion at 100 million Kelvin for 20 seconds
[ad_1] p), toroidal magnetic field strength at the magnetic axis (BT), neutral beam injection effect (PNBI) and electron cyclotron resonance heating (PECH). c, the energy confinement enhancement factors relative to the ITER89P and IPB98(y,2) scaling law (H89 and H98y2) and stored plasma energy (W >MHD). d, The line-averaged electron density (ne) and line-averaged solid-ion density…
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NASA remembers September 11 with a view from the ISS – SatNews
[ad_1] The attacks of September 11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Every year we pause and remember. In addition to honoring the Americans who died that day, NASA also assisted FEMA in New York in the days that followed, remembering…
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Does a big breakfast actually aid weight loss? Surprising new find: ScienceAlert
[ad_1] Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centered around the idea that timing your meals right can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose. It was long said that if you wanted to lose weight, it was best to eat a large meal at the beginning…
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Firefly scrubs launch attempt in California – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] Live coverage of the countdown and launch of Firefly’s Alpha rocket on the “To the Black” test flight of seven small nanosatellites and picosatellites. Text updates appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Video credit: Everyday Astronaut / Firefly Aerospace [ad_2]