SAN DIEGO – When the first lupus patient received CAR-T therapy, researchers watched in amazement as her autoimmune disease rapidly regressed. Then they watched her illness anxiously for months, wondering whether it would return — especially as her immune B cells began to recover. Now, two and a half years later, researchers reported at the … [Read more…]
When you visit a forest, pick up your trash and remember the oxygen it gives you so you can enjoy it. Reina Campos Caba Meteor-covered Chile 09/12/2023 1:00 p.m. 5 min Terrestrial vegetation acts as an important mitigator of anthropogenic climate change due to its ability to absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) each … [Read more…]
Israeli regulators are examining a report alleging that investors made millions of dollars by short-selling Israeli stocks days before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and appeared to have profited from anticipation of the bloody attack, several media outlets reported Tuesday. The unknown traders behind the activity placed bets against the value of a bundle of … [Read more…]
Longer stays in weightlessness are not safe for your health and, according to a recent study, can even lead to erectile dysfunction. Staying outside the atmospheres and celestial bodies, in addition to the prospect of death in the interstellar void, could deter many space travel candidates. According to a study published in The FASEB Journal, … [Read more…]
CNN – Overweight and obese adults who took the injected drug Mounjaro lost more weight and were more likely to reach certain weight-loss goals than people who took a similar competing product, Ozempic, according to a new study of people who took the drugs in the real world. Both Ozempic, or semaglutide, and Mounjaro, or … [Read more…]
Half of the profits of low-tax multinationals are made not in countries known for favorable taxation, but in those that theoretically have high tax rates, according to a study published Tuesday by the OECD. The cause is not questionable tax regulations, but rather political measures, such as research credits or various tax advantages given to … [Read more…]
Despite the influx of billions of dollars of public money into the battery sector, in two years Investissement Québec (IQ) has not produced a significant document on the various risks linked to this strategy dear to the Legault government, which experts denounce. • Also read: Quebec requests a BAPE from Northvolt, which welcomes the news … [Read more…]
MONTREAL – November 8, 2023 – As it enters its third decade, Quebec’s video game sector is among the industry’s top five global production hubs, valued at $1.4 billion. With more than 280 studios, 86% of which belong to Quebec interests, a study by Habo Studio For The Quebec Video Game Guild and financed by … [Read more…]
Since November, the Center for Research on Heteroepitaxy and its Applications has hosted 100 mg samples collected by NASA on the asteroid Bennu. Research on these fragments should make it possible to learn more about the formation of the solar system. A piece of an asteroid in Valbonne in the Alpes-Maritimes. The Center for Research … [Read more…]
Certain video games can be very helpful for your mental health, according to a new German study that examined the benefits of a popular Nintendo game: Mario Odyssey. German researchers have found evidence that the magical world of Mario in the game Super Mario Odyssey could serve as a therapeutic tool for people with major … [Read more…]