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Jun 29, 2019

Google’s six rules for great data design

Posted by in category: materials

Think of it as Material Design for data visualization.

[Image: courtesy Google].

Jun 29, 2019

16 dog food brands may cause heart disease in pets, FDA warns

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

Regulator says certain types of pet food are more frequently connected to heart disease in dogs, but why is unclear.

Jun 29, 2019

Announcing a New Mission to Saturn’s Largest Moon on This Week @NASA

Posted by in category: space travel

This week: 🚁 A new mission to Saturn’s largest Moon Titan 🚀 Launching new missions & landing astronauts…on the same night!

🎛️ Restoring the glory to the Apollo Mission Control Room.

There are a few of the stories to tell you about on the latest episode of This Week at NASA! Watch:

Jun 29, 2019

Anti-Alzheimer’s Protein Complex Identified

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

A new mouse study highlights the proteins responsible for LC3-associated endocytosis (LANDO), an autophagy process that is involved in degrading β-amyloid, the principal substance associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Proteostasis

Proteins in the human brain can form misfolded, non-functional, and toxic clumps known as aggregates. Preventing these aggregates from forming, and removing them when they do, is a natural function of the human body, and it is known as proteostasis. However, as we age, this function degrades, and loss of proteostasis is one of the hallmarks of aging. The resulting accumulation of aggregates leads to several deadly diseases, one of which is Alzheimer’s.

Jun 29, 2019

The Pinay whose work revealed a deadly snail to be a medical wonder

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Meet National Scientis Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz, a biochemist whose research on Conus geographus venom made a significant impact on neurological medicine.

Jun 29, 2019

What If Earth Was Near the Center of the Milky Way?

Posted by in category: space

What’s at the center of the Milky Way galaxy and what would be different if Earth was positioned there?

Jun 28, 2019

CRISPR nanoparticles are the next big hope in Alzheimer’s disease treatments

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology, neuroscience

Nearly 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease without solid treatment options.

Jun 28, 2019

Couple clones cat after it dies for hefty price

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (WCNC) – A North Carolina couple couldn’t bear to break the bond they had with their furry feline friend. So after 19-year-old Cinnabun passed away, the Bullerdicks decided to clone their kitty.

The cost? A whopping price of $25,000.

The couple found a Texas-based company known for cloning dogs, cats and horses. They bought a kit and with a skin sample and saliva sample… Cinnabun the second was born.

Jun 28, 2019

Oppo MeshTalk can make calls and send texts with no carrier or Internet connection

Posted by in category: internet

It’s a mesh network system that sends data between devices — no cell towers, Wi-Fi hotspots or Bluetooth needed.

Jun 28, 2019

Dragonfly: NASA’s New Mission to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan

Posted by in category: space

Next stop? Saturn’s moon Titan!

Titan, an analog to the early 🌎, can provide clues to how life may have arisen on our planet. Working with the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), we’ll send our new mission #Dragonfly to take to the skies in search for the building blocks of life: https://go.nasa.gov/2Nv0Eb0