Researching a rare form of childhood ALS

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is often considered a developmental disorder, but in rare cases, it begins in childhood or adolescence. This form, known as juvenile-onset ALS (JALS), is especially painful for affected children and families. Several different genes can cause JALS when they are damaged. These genes encode proteins that are important for the normal … Read more

‘Blind spot’ that kills quantum order revealed for the first time

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Quantum systems do not fail silently; they fall in the blink of an eye. In less time than it takes light to travel through a virus, a carefully ordered quantum state can break down, losing the coherence that makes quantum technology so powerful. For many years, this rapid separation occurs within one to two femtoseconds … Read more

Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the ‘Shams’ Satellite, joining NASA’s Artemis Program | World News – The Times of India

Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the 'Shams' satellite, joining NASA's Artemis Program

Saudi Arabia has entered the world stage with an important mission that puts it at the heart of NASA’s Artemis program. The successful launch and first communication with its satellite “Shams” shows scientific ambition and growing technological capabilities, with far-reaching implications. A historic first in the Artemis program The Saudi Space Agency has confirmed the … Read more

Scientists have obtained the most extensive view to date of Jupiter’s upper atmosphere

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Researchers have revealed that Jupiter’s upper atmosphere maintains a stable, planet-wide shape that has existed for many years. That acquisition takes the place of decades of flexibility that appears in a stable manner created by the enduring power of the body. Across the planet Across Jupiter’s hemisphere, the newly compiled map of the … Read more

If Life Existed in Venus’s Atmosphere, It Could Have Come From Earth

Some parts of Venus' clouds support incredibly hospitable temperatures and pressures. Researchers have suggested that microbes may live in those clouds. Credit: ESA

The theory of Panspermia states that life is spread throughout the universe through stars, comets and other objects. When life forms on one planet, impacts can send the material into space, and then carry these seeds to other worlds. For decades, scientists have debated whether this could have happened between Earth and Mars (on both … Read more

From ‘bird leg syndrome’ to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission – National | Globalnews.ca

From 'bird leg syndrome' to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission - National | Globalnews.ca

As the four Artemis II astronauts prepare for their historic moon landing on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, said the mission shows continued progress for future space travel. Speaking to Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans deeper into space than they have traveled in decades, exposing crews to conditions not … Read more

China’s Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Leaves America in Dust – BGR

The 3D concept offers a hypersonic flight in the clouds

~usergi15994093/Getty Images Since passing its final tests in May 2023, China’s JF-22 air tunnel has been opened for hypersonic tests, enabling the country to take advantage of its insane simulation capabilities. Although China is not the only country that has built and started using its own wind … Read more

A scientist with a rare genetic mutation in ALS is looking at an experimental treatment

Jeff, Erin and Leigh. / Credit: Jeff Vierstra

Jeff Vierstra’s mother and two sisters all died after complications from IFor Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, but the scientist and the skier hope that an experimental treatment and the first known attempt to prevent the neurodegenerative disease can help save his life. Vierstra was only two years old when her mother died. All of his siblings … Read more

Scientist whose mother and sisters died from complications of ALS hopes experimental treatment will save her life

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Jeff Vierstra’s mother and two sisters all died after complications from IFor Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, but the scientist and the skier hope that an experimental treatment and the first known attempt to prevent the neurodegenerative disease can help save his life. Vierstra was only two years old when her mother died. All of his siblings … Read more

Mating songs are often hard-wired into their DNA, but some animals have learned to change their sound

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Researchers have found that male fruit flies can learn a new way to use their courtship song after an unusual social encounter. That fact suggests that the deviation in one of the most studied animals in biology is something that can change in a short time, even if the trait itself is inherited. Learning fly … Read more