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A new cancer drug known as BLU-667 has moved through phase I human trials, and the results are promising. Taken orally, the drug targets what are known as RET-driven cancers, including types of thyroid and lung cancers, which are normally hard to treat.
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A new study, using complex machine learning algorithms designed to identify differences in blood and urine between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subjects and healthy children, suggests a variety of new biomarkers that could be related to the condition.
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NASA's Mars 2020 mission is well into the testing phase, and now the organization has successfully conducted the first test of a supersonic parachute that will (hopefully) allow the craft to safely touchdown on Mars in early 2021.
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The First manned Orion mission took another step closer to reality this week as Orbital ATK, in partnership with NASA and Lockheed Martin, completed a successful static ground test of the abort rocket motor for the Orion capsule's Launch Abort System (LAS).
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SpaceX announced today that the company's Falcon 9 rocket may head back into space on Sunday after being grounded for nearly six months due to a mid-air explosion.
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NASA has put a new supersonic parachute design through its paces in the second test of its flying saucer-like Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) – a system designed to land heavier payloads on Mars.
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When it comes to conducting a routine blood test, one US-based company believes that needles can be removed from the equation completely. Its HemoLink blood sampler can be operated by the patient at home, and needs only to be placed against the outside of skin for two minutes to do its job.
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Getting to Earth from the ISS by jumping out of an airlock with a parachute may seem daft, but a group of students are trying just that with a CubeSat. According to NASA, TechEdSat-4 will use an parachute-like "exo-brake" to slow it down enough to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a cheap and simple testing kit to measure levels of B12 in the blood. The test uses dried blood spot analysis and could benefit people in remote rural areas where B12 deficiency is more prevalent.
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An international collaboration of scientists led by King's College London (KCL) and Proteome Sciences plc has identified a combination of 10 proteins found in human blood cells which may lead to an accurate early warning test for Alzheimer's.
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NASA has completed its most recent test of the Orion spacecraft's parachute system ahead of its maiden flight later this year. The operation saw a mock Orion capsule falling through the skies above Arizona using a descent system that may one day return astronauts from missions to Mars.
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NASA has taken a step into the video age with a new test of its Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) demonstrator, which used a laser to beam a video from the ISS to Earth in seconds, instead of the usual minutes.
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