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Vitamin C linked to fewer deaths in blood disorder trial
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Vitamin C linked to fewer deaths in blood disorder trial

Vitamin C may do more than support the immune system. In a phase 2 trial of people with precancerous or low risk blood cancers, daily vitamin C did not slow abnormal cell growth, but it was linked to favorable changes in inflammation and fewer serious complications. An exploratory follow up also found fewer deaths among participants taking vitamin C than among those receiving placebo.

📅 2026-10-03 11:17:37    •    ScienceDaily
Cooper pairs found above superconducting critical temperature in pair density waves
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Cooper pairs found above superconducting critical temperature in pair density waves

Physicists with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering have identified a new form of superconducting behavior. Experiments on the metal uranium ditelluride reveal that Cooper pairs, the composite electron units responsible for superconductivity, can organize into nonuniform patterns that exist even when the main superconducting phase is absent.

📅 2026-10-03 11:00:01    •    Phys.org
What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology
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What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology

Mammals first appeared on Earth over 200 million years ago, scuttling around alongside the dinosaurs as little mouse-sized creatures. But after the asteroid hit 66 million years ago, it was their time to shine ‪—‬ and the Age of Mammals began. But the path to understanding our own branch of the animal kingdom hasn't been straightforward. In this excerpt from "The Story of the Mammals in 25 Discoveries" (Columbia University Press, 2026), author Donald R. Prothero looks at a time when philosophers and early naturalists believed giants roamed the Earth and explores the idea that extinction was heresy. Many cultures around the world have a mythology that includes legends about gigantic races of ...

📅 2026-10-03 11:00:00    •    Live Science
Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma care
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Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma care

Could a psychedelic drug help the brain recover from mild injuries? New research suggests that psilocybin, the mind-bending ingredient in magic mushrooms, might protect the brain from the damage caused by minor head impacts. Even mild head impacts that don't count as concussions can raise the risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), so finding an effective treatment for these blows could be useful for warding off debilitating conditions down the line.The new research, published in the journal Communications Biology, included only lab rats, so there's more work to be done to translate the findings to humans. But the early results hint at a new applic...

📅 2026-10-03 10:00:00    •    Live Science
Could we ever create artificial gravity on a spaceship?
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Could we ever create artificial gravity on a spaceship?

Among the many risks astronauts face during long-haul spaceflight, an extended stay in microgravity is one of the most consequential for long-term health, with effects on vision, bones, muscles and many other aspects of the body. One solution might be artificial gravity —‬ some way to create forces similar to Earth's gravity on a spaceship, akin to the giant rotating ring from Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey." But is that technology ever coming, or will it remain science fiction? "There's really no reason it couldn't happen," Torin Clark, an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, told Live Science. "From a technical perspective,...

📅 2026-10-03 09:00:00    •    Live Science
Why tenants choose to move out in connection with renovation
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Why tenants choose to move out in connection with renovation

One in three tenants who moved out of a municipal rental apartment in Gothenburg in connection with renovation said the renovation was a main reason for their decision, and many of them moved out even before construction began. A new study from Chalmers University of Technology shows that concerns about disruption, uncertainty and unclear information can be just as important as rent increases.

📅 2026-10-03 01:40:01    •    Phys.org
Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave
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Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave

NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute–led proposal to investigate whether a potentially large underground cave extends beyond the opening of a lunar pit. Such a cave may one day provide a safe haven for astronauts to escape the radiation and extreme temperature swings present at the lunar surface.

📅 2026-10-02 23:20:06    •    Phys.org