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A Toxic Inheritance: Chemotherapy Could Increase Disease Susceptibility in Future Generations

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses powerful drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be used to cure cancer, reduce the size of tumors, or slow the progression of the disease. It may be used alone or in combination with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation therapy. Chemotherapy can cause side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and fatigue, but these are usually temporary and can be managed with medication. New research led by Washington State University has found that a common chemotherapy drug called ifosfamide may have toxic effects that can be passed down…

Hubble Detects Mysterious Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System

Lead Image: This artist’s illustration shows the location and size of a hypothetical cloud of dust surrounding our solar system. Credit: NASA, ESA, Andi James (STScI) Exhaust from Infalling Comets Makes Space a Dusty Place Imagine walking into a room at night, turning off all the lights, and closing the shades. Yet an eerie glow comes from the walls, ceiling, and floor. The faint light is barely enough to see your hands before your face, but it persists. Sounds like a scene out of “Ghost Hunters?” No, for astronomers this is the real deal. However, looking for something that’s close…

Ashwagandha: 7 Proven Health Benefits of This Ancient Herb

Ashwagandha is an ancient herb with historical roots dating 6000 years back to India’s Ayurvedic system of medicine. It’s an adaptogen, which means it helps the body adapt effectively to stress.[1] Ashwagandha is also beneficial for brain function and potentially helpful for mental afflictions like anxiety and depression. It protects metabolic health and heart health while boosting sexual drive. If you want to reap the benefits of ashwagandha, you can find it as a dried powder or in capsule form. You can also drink ashwagandha tea or take an ashwagandha tincture. Here are 7 science-backed reasons to try ashwagandha: 1.…

After 15 Years and 1,000 Tests – Is Orion’s Heat Shield Ready To Take the Heat?

Lead Image: A sample of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield material undergoes testing in the Laser-Enhanced Arc Jet Facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on April 19, 2021. Orion’s thermal protection materials underwent more than 1,000 arc jet tests, during which extremely hot and fast-moving gases passed over the test material, approximating the heating a spacecraft experiences when entering the atmosphere. The test results helped certify the heat shield for the Artemis I mission. Credit: NASA/Ames Research Center When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, November 16, NASA’s new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft –…

Wild Research Project Reveals How Future Cities on Asteroids Could Work

Lead Image: In what they deem a “wildly theoretical” paper, University of Rochester researchers imagine covering an asteroid in a flexible, mesh bag made of ultralight and high-strength carbon nanofibers as the key to creating human cities in space. Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw University of Rochester scientists show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats using physics and engineering principles. During this past year, Jeff Bezos launched himself into space, while Elon Musk funded a space flight for a non-astronaut crew. Space collaborations between government and private entities, including Musk’s SpaceX and Bezos’s Blue Origin,…