Study population and ethics declaration The MCPS is a prospective cohort of over 150,000 adult participants from Mexico City3,4. The baseline survey took place between 14 April 1998 and 28 September 2004 and focused on households in two urban districts, Coyoacán and Iztapalapa. Residents aged 35 years or older were invited to participate in the study. Of
Mice All mouse handling and maintenance was performed according to the regulations of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (protocol 00001393). Sstflp+/+; Nos1creER+/− and Sstflp+/−;Nos1creER+/− mice were used interchangeably in this study, with no differences detected between the two groups (Nos1creER, Jax 014541; Sstflp, Jax 031629). Nos1creER+/−
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As summer winds down in West Africa, so does much of the region’s dust activity. Dust storms can still occur, though, as one did in early September 2026, when a plume covered parts of Mali and neighboring countries. The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image on September 5, 2026. According to
Explanation: What does this image look like to you? Many see a giraffe facing right, with neck stretched high and long legs mid-stride (but some may see a squirrel instead). The featured image shows LDN 1295, also called the Giraffe Nebula, in the constellation of the mythical queen of Aethiopia (Cassiopeia). It is an object in the Lynds Catalogue of Dark Nebulas, compiled in 1962 by American
Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Text messages and a weekly 20-minute phone call from a teacher can improve children’s learning during prolonged school closures, finds a large trial conducted in five countries1. The approach offers a relatively cheap way to support children when schooling is disrupted by pandemics, natural disasters or other emergencies, say the study authors.