Newest Science News Blog 20200316

We May Have Finally Found a Chunk of Theia Buried Deep Inside The Moon
For the first time, scientists believe they've found traces of Theia in the Moon.
Scientists may be 'on the cusp' of a universal flu vaccine
We may be one step closer to a universal flu vaccine, according to a new study.
Higher concentrations of IGF-1 are a probable cause of breast cancer
Insulin-like growth factor-1 is likely to play a role in the development of breast cancer
Low-dose chest CT leaves DNA intact
Low-dose chest CT scans used in lung cancer screening do not appear to damage human DNA
The Lancet HIV: Study suggests a second patient has been cured of HIV
Long-term follow-up of the London patient suggests no detectable active HIV virus remains in the patient.
Science continues to suggest a link between autism and the gut. Here's why that's important
Newer research is showing gastrointestinal symptoms in autism may be due to differences in the gut itself.
Studies Estimate Incubation Time, Infectious Period of SARS-CoV-2
It takes a median of five days after infection to get sick, and patients shed the most coronavirus particles early in the illness, according to two new reports.
Tiny bird fossil might be the world’s smallest dinosaur
A tiny skull trapped in 99-million-year-old amber suggests that some of the earliest birds evolved to become miniature. The fossil illustrates how ancient amber can act as a window into the distant past.
Magnolia bark compound could someday help treat drug-resistant epilepsy
Potential new treatment for epilepsy by turning to traditional Chinese medicine
University of Minnesota first to prove new method to grow human blood vessels
Early studies show further applications that could impact donor transplant system
This Scorching Hot Exoplanet Is So Hardcore, Iron Rain Falls at Night
In the constellation of Pisces, 640 light-years from Earth, sits a hell-planet.
Astronomers Discover 139 New Trans-Neptunian Objects
Minor planets located in the far reaches of the Solar System
Like patching a flat tire: New fix heals herniated discs
A new two-step technique to repair herniated discs uses hyaluronic acid gel to re-inflate the disc and collagen gel to seal the hole, essentially repairing ruptured discs like you'd repair a flat tire.
Coronavirus may be most infectious when symptoms are mildest, small study finds
Those with mild COVID-19 infections may not be infectious after about 10 days of symptoms.
Metabolic fossils from the origin of life
An international team of researchers has investigated metabolic networks of primitive microbes and identified autocatalytic sets that are older than genes.
Thriving 'Neuron Nurseries' Have Been Found Inside The Adult Human Nose
Our noses appear to be home to thriving 'neuron nurseries', according to new research.
Arrival delayed! Water, carbon and nitrogen were not immediately supplied to Earth
Evidence that a large proportion of the elements that are important for the formation of oceans and life were delivered to Earth very late in its history
Statins starve cancer cells to death
Uncovering clues to how statins kill cancer cells
There's a New Hypothesis For How Uranus Ended Up Tipped on Its Side
Uranus's rotation axis is oriented 98° relative to its orbit, and it's whirling around in a clockwise direction.
Surprising research: Prehistoric hyenas and humans share migration patterns
Prehistoric humans left Africa for the first time about 2 million years ago. The research community has been aware of this for some time. Now, novel research reveals that hyenas apparently did the same thing.
One drug, three action modes
Chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy combined in a single drug to fight resistant cancers
Resolving inflammation: Could it prevent memory loss in Down syndrome and Alzheimer's?
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere discover the therapeutic potential for a class of lipids to prevent progressive memory loss in a preclinical model of Down syndrome
Researchers fast-track coronavirus vaccine by skipping key animal testing first
Animal tests normally constitute a critical step in vaccine development.
Transplant Method Avoids Rejection of Donor Leg for Months in Rats
A proof-of-concept study uses a strategy similar to the way tumors evade immune detection. The new limbs survive for more than 200 days.
So You Have a COVID-19 Patient, How Do You Treat Them?
Clinicians are working out how to manage patients with or suspected of having COVID-19. Here's what several physicians have told Medscape Medical News about how they're treating COVID-19 cases now.
1st known case of coronavirus traced back to November in China
Government records suggest first person infected with new disease may have been a Hubei resident aged 55, but 'patient zero' has yet to be confirmed
Earth's mantle, not its core, may have generated planet's Early magnetic field
Scripps Oceanography researcher's assertion bolstered by series of new studies

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