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First diagnostic X-rays in space expand medical capabilities for astronauts

A team of crew members aboard a commercial spaceflight acquired the first diagnostic X-rays during an orbital flight.

14 Jul 2026

Southwest Research Institute evaluates NASA's medication handling practices

Southwest Research Institute evaluated NASA's medication handling practices, which currently call for removing medications from their original packaging and storing them in resealable plastic bags.

2 Jun 2026

Study tests combined targeted radiopharmaceuticals and precision radiation for recurrent prostate cancer

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have opened a clinical trial that will look at whether combining precision radiation with a targeted radioactive therapy drug can help patients with recurrent prostate cancer delay progression, while delaying or avoiding the side effects of long-term hormone therapy.

16 Jan 2026

Why women’s periods once synced with the moon — and what changed

Study reveals women's menstrual cycles follow lunar gravity, with synchronization detected during strong seasonal alignments despite artificial light effects.

30 Sep 2025

Combining radiopharmaceuticals with targeted radiation improves progression-free survival in prostate cancer patients

A new clinical trial finds that people with a limited number of metastases from recurrent prostate cancer lived significantly longer without disease progression when they received a radiopharmaceutical drug before targeted radiation, compared with radiation alone.

29 Sep 2025

UCLA presents advances in radiation therapy at ASTRO 2025

Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will share the latest research and clinical trial results at the 2025 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, including studies on targeted radioactive therapy for recurrent prostate cancer, new approaches to stereotactic body radiation for prostate and head and neck cancers, advances in MRI- and 5DCT-guided imaging for more precise treatments, and innovations in patient-focused cancer education.

26 Sep 2025

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics and Therapeutics

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding the field of synthetic biology and the potential of living diagnostics.

From Pittcon 7 Jul 2025

New study challenges traditional view of how the genetic code evolved

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform – from bacteria to blue whales – shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy.

12 Dec 2024

Structural biology reveals secrets of DEV phage infection

The viruses that infect bacteria are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. For example, a recent simple study of 92 showerheads and 36 toothbrushes from American bathrooms found more than 600 types of bacterial viruses, commonly called bacteriophages or phages.

22 Oct 2024

Study finds link between nighttime light exposure and increased Alzheimer's disease risk

Higher nighttime light intensity is correlated with increased Alzheimer's disease prevalence, suggesting light pollution may influence neurodegenerative risks.

10 Sep 2024

Cornell researchers develop advanced urine filtration system for astronauts

Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as – unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS) – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled.

11 Jul 2024

Metabolic benefits of Ramadan intermittent fasting revealed: key lipid changes and inflammatory marker improvements

The lipidomic changes during Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RIF) among obese individuals.

17 Oct 2023

Midbody remnant found to play role in cancer spread

Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material with the power to change the fate of other cells - including turning them into cancer.

9 Oct 2023

How does space affect the immune system of astronauts?

Research explores the effects of microgravity and radiation on the immune system in space conditions. It emphasizes the need to understand these effects for future long-duration space missions and highlights knowledge gaps for further investigation.

2 Jul 2023

Yale-led team creates new resource that is an important step toward personalized care

Each person has about 4 million sequence differences in their genome relative to the reference human genome.

3 Apr 2023

Study shows likely SARS-CoV-2 transmission between different rooms of a quarantine hotel

The results of this study, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, underline the enhanced transmissibility of the Omicron variants of the virus, which takes advantage of small airstreams to jump to new hosts. "Our findings emphasize the importance of ventilation and integrity of building structure in quarantine facilities."

6 Nov 2022

Lunar News and Research

First diagnostic X-rays in space expand medical capabilities for astronauts

Southwest Research Institute evaluates NASA's medication handling practices

Study tests combined targeted radiopharmaceuticals and precision radiation for recurrent prostate cancer

Why women’s periods once synced with the moon — and what changed

Combining radiopharmaceuticals with targeted radiation improves progression-free survival in prostate cancer patients

UCLA presents advances in radiation therapy at ASTRO 2025

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics and Therapeutics

New study challenges traditional view of how the genetic code evolved

Structural biology reveals secrets of DEV phage infection

Study finds link between nighttime light exposure and increased Alzheimer's disease risk

Cornell researchers develop advanced urine filtration system for astronauts

Metabolic benefits of Ramadan intermittent fasting revealed: key lipid changes and inflammatory marker improvements

Midbody remnant found to play role in cancer spread

How does space affect the immune system of astronauts?

Yale-led team creates new resource that is an important step toward personalized care

Study shows likely SARS-CoV-2 transmission between different rooms of a quarantine hotel

NRL fungal experiment to launch as part of NASA's scheduled Artemis I mission

Researchers develop a computational approach to identify genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes

Men's sleep may be more influenced by the lunar cycle, study shows

Researchers explore new ways to culture living heart cells for microgravity research

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How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

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