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• Team describes science-based hiccups intervention

  18-06-2021 06:00
  
  (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) A science-based intervention relieved hiccups for 92% of 249 users who self-reported the effectiveness of the tool. The study is in JAMA Network Open and is from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and collaborating investigators.
  
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• NASA pauses Mars sample return plan until a cheaper, faster one can be developed

  16-04-2024 17:50 via cbc.ca
  
  NASA's plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there's a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday.
  
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• Mysterious object that hit Florida man's roof was part of the International Space Station

  16-04-2024 17:04 via cbc.ca
  
  When a strange object hit Alejandro Otero's home in Florida, he had to return early from vacation. Once he got in touch with NASA, he learned it was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station.
  
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• Taking down tumors takes atypical integrins | Science Signaling

  16-04-2024 15:01 via science.org
  
  An unexpected integrin pairing enhances T cell receptor signaling and cytotoxicity in antitumor T cells.
  
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• EGFR-dependent endocytosis of Wnt9a and Fzd9b promotes β-catenin signaling during hematopoietic stem cell development in zebrafish | Science Signaling

  16-04-2024 15:01 via science.org
  
  Fzd9b signaling induced by the ligand Wnt9a requires their endocytosis in an EGFR-dependent manner.
  
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• Decoding cocaine-induced proteomic adaptations in the mouse nucleus accumbens | Science Signaling

  16-04-2024 15:01 via science.org
  
  Proteomics analysis of subcellular fractions of mouse brain may reveal clues for treating cocaine addiction.
  
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• Drought puts Alberta farmers at risk of another scourge of grasshoppers

  16-04-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Parts of Alberta are at heightened risk of another grasshopper population boom in 2024, after significant outbreaks during the last growing season — but it's a waiting game to see how many insects take wing.
  
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• Drought puts Alberta farmers at risk at another scourge of grasshoppers

  16-04-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Parts of Alberta are at heightened risk of another grasshopper population boom in 2024, after significant outbreaks during the last growing season — but it's a waiting game to see how many insects take wing.
  
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• Lightning and rain kill dozens in Pakistan

  16-04-2024 06:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Authorities have also warned of landslides and flash floods in the coming days.
  
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• Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'

  15-04-2024 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.
  
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• World's coral turns white from deadly ocean heat

  15-04-2024 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.
  
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• The world's coral reefs are facing another mass bleaching event — maybe the biggest ever

  15-04-2024 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared another mass coral bleaching event — with more than half the world’s reefs suffering in the last year. Experts worry global sea surface temperatures, which have hit historic highs in the last year, might push these organisms past the point of no return.
  
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• Halifax anesthesiologist hopes to help manage pain in space

  15-04-2024 16:08 via cbc.ca
  
  Growing interest in space travel has some medical professionals concerned about health issues that could arise once in orbit. Dr. Jon Bailey, an anesthesiologist in Halifax, is researching how to administer regional anesthesia in a microgravity environment — which means testing the procedure underwater.
  
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• Up close with orca rescue team in B.C.

  15-04-2024 04:27 via cbc.ca
  
  As plans develop for a daring rescue of a stranded orca calf on northern Vancouver Island, CBC News got an up-close look at the efforts. The whale has been stuck in a lagoon and orphaned, since its pregnant mother became trapped by a low tide and died weeks ago.
  
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• The divide over driverless taxis in San Francisco

  15-04-2024 04:07 via cbc.ca
  
  The tech hub of San Francisco has become a growing market for driverless taxis. CBC’s Jean-François Bélanger takes a ride to learn about why people are divided over having so many on the road.
  
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• Marmot takes up residence in busy North Vancouver neighbourhood

  14-04-2024 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  'Morty' is very comfortable with his human neighbours, residents say, even as concerns persist over the presence of dogs in the area.
  
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• Buddy, the famous Yukon fox once thought to be a dog, has died

  14-04-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The tiny creature — discovered when it was days old — was rescued by a family who thought it was a puppy. It was briefly nursed by a Chihuahua before becoming a crowd favourite at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.
  
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• Robot dog trains to walk on Moon in Oregon trials

  12-04-2024 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US engineering team has a two-year, $2m grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
  
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• Engineers in Oregon train dog robot to walk on Moon

  12-04-2024 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The engineering team has a two-year $2 million grant to help Nasa study the Moon's surface.
  
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• Engineers attempt to fix a computer glitch on Voyager 1

  12-04-2024 21:57 via cbc.ca
  
  The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched by NASA in 1977, is more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth. Now, a glitch is sending corrupted data back to the ground.
  
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• Brightest-ever explosion's mystery of missing gold

  12-04-2024 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The brightest burst of light ever recorded was caused by a supernova, but that prompts new questions.
  
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• Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away as plans ramp up

  12-04-2024 07:23 via cbc.ca
  
  Plans are settling into place for an attempt to rescue a young killer whale calf stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos within four or five days, says the area's First Nation chief.
  
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• Four-minute showers - a parched Bogota rations water

  12-04-2024 03:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The reservoir that provides around 70% of water in Colombia's capital is at less than 17% capacity.
  
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• UK food production at threat after extreme flooding

  12-04-2024 01:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Record-breaking rainfall leaves fields under water, threatening this year's harvest yield and quality.
  
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• This school uncovered a buried stream and transformed its schoolyard

  11-04-2024 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn what happened after a Toronto school 'daylighted' a buried creek through its schoolyard, take a look at a highrise in Halifax that set a new green energy record and visit a grocery store in Brandon, Man., that saves food and customers' money.
  
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• School uncovers buried stream, transforms its schoolyard

  11-04-2024 19:50 via cbc.ca
  
  In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn what happened after a Toronto school 'daylighted' a buried creek through its schoolyard, take a look at a highrise in Halifax that set a new green energy record and visit a grocery store in Brandon, Man., that saves food and customers' money.
  
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• Meet Spirit, a robot being trained to walk on the moon

  11-04-2024 16:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Scientists are putting a 'robot dog' named Spirit through its paces in the rugged terrain of Oregon's Mount Hood, in preparation for future space missions in which people and robots work together. The research is part of the LASSIE Project, which stands for Legged Autonomous Surface Science In Analog Environments.
  
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• Wildland firefighters' respiratory health to be studied by UBC

  11-04-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A study monitoring wildland firefighters' respiratory health is underway in B.C.
  
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• B.C. firm wins NASA challenge with space-friendly menu

  11-04-2024 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Space food isn't just Tang and puréed meat in a tube anymore — it's mushroom bacon and fresh strawberries that have earned a North Vancouver company the grand prize in a Canadian Space Agency and NASA challenge to make food indoors.
  
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• Dazzling artwork found at ancient city of Pompeii

  11-04-2024 08:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the ancient Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79.
  
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