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DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition
An experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory surpassed the fusion threshold by delivering 2.05 megajoules (MJ) of energy to the target, resulting in 3.15 MJ of fusion energy output, demonstrating for the first time a most fundamental science basis for inertial fusion energy (IFE).
Three Data Trends Guiding Cost-Saving Laboratory Logistics Strategies and Benchmarks
Negative margins, a shift to nontraditional care sites, and an increasingly complex logistics environment should prompt clinical labs and anatomic pathology groups to quickly evaluate shipping costs and data analysis
The impact of the US vaccination program on reducing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths
A recent study by The Commonwealth Fund reported that in the two years following the initiation of the United States (US) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, over 18 million hospitalizations and three million deaths have been prevented, and close to $1.15 trillion have been saved in medical costs.
Point-of-Care Biosensor Rapidly Detects Oral Cancer
Researchers develop a hand-held biosensor for quick, accurate clinical diagnosis of oral cancer
Can stem cells improve shoulder surgery?
Unfortunately, rotator cuff repairs don't always go so well, especially among seniors, the age group most susceptible to these injuries. The surgical repair is mechanically weaker than the original and prone to a second tear. New developments may offer alternative repair strategies.
Encouraging Findings in First-in-Human Clinical Trial Evaluating HIV Vaccine
While scientists have struggled in the past to create an effective vaccine against HIV, a novel vaccine design strategy being pursued by researchers at Scripps Research, IAVI, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) and the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) shows new promise, according to data from a first-in-human clinical trial.
How can you mend a broken heart?
Changing heart cell programming can reverse the lasting damage caused by heart attacks
Team Undertakes Study of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Chalcogenides
These new materials have important biomedical applications, including biosensing.
Discovery of World’s Oldest DNA Breaks Record by One Million Years
Microscopic fragments of environmental DNA were found in Ice Age sediment in northern Greenland. Using cutting-edge technology, researchers discovered the fragments are one million years older than the previous record for DNA sampled from a Siberian mammoth bone.
Vaping may negatively affect pulmonary surfactant in the lungs, study shows
Surfactant, which is made of lipids and proteins, is a critical layer in the lungs that allows people to breathe with minimal effort by reducing surface tension. Without surfactant, it would take more effort to breathe and a person would need mechanical help to do so.
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