This cohort study examines the association between apolipoprotein L1 gene polymorphisms and kidney function after living kidney donation.
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The End of High Cholesterol? The First Oral PCSK9 Drug Could Change Heart Medicine Forever
Dr. Norman Lepor, MD — Founder and Director of the National Heart Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA, and Attending Cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and one of its most important modifiable risk factors is elevated LDL cholesterol — the so-called \.
Neuraspace raises $18 million to expand sovereign space awareness
TAMPA, Fla. — Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced 15.6 million euros ($18 million) in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness (SDA) and defense capabilities.
The financing comprises a six million euro Series B round from venture capitalists and 9.6 million euros from Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, an EU-backed national program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Neuraspace spokesperson said the public funding will directly support NeuraspaceDEF, an AI-powered, SDA platform for civil and defense users.
Scientists just 3D printed one of the hardest metals on Earth
The results provide a foundation for further development, but several challenges remain. The researchers want to reduce cracking, improve durability, and determine how to manufacture more complicated shapes.
“The approach of forming metal materials by softening them rather than fully melting them is novel, and it has the potential to be applied not only to cemented carbides, which were the focus of this study, but also to other materials,” said Marumoto.
Voyager seeks relaxed requirements in NASA commercial space station RFP
WASHINGTON — Voyager Technologies remains upbeat about the prospects for its Starlab commercial space station but is hoping for some tweaks to NASA’s plans to support the station’s development.
During an Aug. 4 earnings call about the company’s second-quarter financial results, Voyager executives emphasized the strong commercial demand for Starlab, with more than $500 million in agreements in place to use the station.
“This demonstrates that Starlab has progressed well beyond a development concept and is already attracting meaningful government and commercial commitment,” said Phil de Sousa, Voyager’s chief financial officer.
LIVE SpaceX Rocket Crashing Into The Moon | Falcon 9 Upper Stage Crash LIVE Tracking
LIVE TRACKING: Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage as it approaches its final impact with the Moon.
This livestream features:
Live Moon Animation.
Telescope Feed (when available)
Real-Time Impact Countdown.
Live Distance & Speed Tracking.
Predicted Impact Near Einstein Crater.
Falcon 9 Upper Stage Telemetry.
Mission Control Dashboard.
Mission Details.
Object: Falcon 9 Upper Stage.
Estimated Mass: 3,900 kg.
Speed: 2.43 km/s (≈8,700 km/h)
Target: Near Einstein Crater.
Event Type: Uncontrolled Artificial Lunar Impact.
Earth Risk: None.
This historic event gives scientists a rare opportunity to study an artificial impact on the lunar surface and the resulting ejecta plume.
DHS Science & Technology Directorate Is a Strategic Asset
Chuck Brooks is the president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts.
Most people associate the Department of Homeland Security with disaster relief, cybersecurity activities, border security, airport security, or the Coast Guard. Few people are aware of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate, or DHS S&T, which quietly fosters the innovation behind many of those missions.
I consider the Science & Technology Directorate to be one of America’s most significant—yet frequently overlooked—strategic assets. I do have a bias because I was involved in the creation of the Directorate DHS during its early years serving as it first Director of Legislative Affairs and have closely followed its continued development through my work in government, academia and industry.
