November 8, 2024

Environment

A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease

DENVER — A drug found in nearly every medicine cabinet could be a treatment for a rare genetic disease. Ibuprofen can help children with mutations in a gene called MAN1B1suggests a study on fruit flies. Geneticists Clement Chow of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City reported the results Nov. 6 at the annual…

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Eight pills have spilled out of a knocked over bottle and more are visible inside.

Physics

5 months ago

Antimatter can travel by truck, proton test shows

A truck full of antimatter would make for a seriously epic road trip. And scientists are now one step closer to transporting the substance in vehicles. Scientists at the European laboratory CERN have demonstrated the ability to transport a cloud of subatomic particles on board a truck, using protons as a support for their antimatter…

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