Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. Send in your question to: thrive@npr.org. Q: I am in perimenopause. I keep seeing posts all over social media talking up menopausal hormone therapy as cure-all. Should I be taking hormones? Should everyone? A: I’m not
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Patient biospecimens and data All patient material was obtained through Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Institutional Review Board protocols 06-107, 12-245, 14-244 and 22-404. No statistical method was used to predetermine sample sizes. scRNA-seq datasets from matched normal colon, primary tumour and metastasis samples were obtained from a previous study10. Patient-derived organoids from two primary tumours
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Observations and data reduction In this work we present observations acquired on 14 April 2025 between 21:38 ut and 21:41 ut using the world’s largest telescope for optical and infrared observations of the Sun, DKIST21. During the data acquisition, the atmospheric conditions were variable, with Fried parameter values during the best periods measured around \(Check back often
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Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers at the Lunar Development and Test Facility are tackling one of exploration’s biggest challenges: Moon dust. Unlike sand on Earth, lunar dust is sharp, abrasive, and clings
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Study design and participant recruitment IMPACC is a prospective longitudinal study that enrolled >1,000 hospitalized patients with COVID-19, as previously described27,32,55,56,57,58. Participants 18 years and older were recruited from 20 hospitals across 15 academic institutes within the USA (Fig. 1a). All participants were confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2-positive by reverse transcription PCR (RT–PCR) testing and no participants
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The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, UK, faces closure if alternative funding is not secured.Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty A growing clamour of voices is calling for the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to reinstate funding for the iconic Lovell radio telescope, at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Manchester. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the
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