NIH-funded animal study suggests one-shot approach to injecting genes. One-and-done gene therapy – Injecting a shot of genes into the brain’s ventricular plumbing system may be an effective long term method for treating neurological disorders. Courtesy of Davidson lab, University of Pennsylvania, PADavidson lab, University of Pennsylvania, PA Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November[Read More…]
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On Eve of Senate Votes, New Polling in Key States Shows Strong Support for Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2015. The Sierra Club released polling today showing significant support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan among registered voters in key states. The new polls come on the eve of votes expected next week in the US Senate on Congressional Review Act (CRA)[Read More…]
Harmful Algae Blooms Causing Toxic Crabs, Marine Mammal Mortalities More Likely as Oceans Warm
OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. The ongoing toxic algae bloom along the West Coast — which has shut down crab fisheries in California — is likely poisoning marine mammals from Mexico to Alaska. This is a serious ecological and economic threat, which could get even worse and more frequent in a[Read More…]
5400mph Winds Discovered Hurtling Around Planet Outside Solar System
University of Warwick-(ENEWSPF)- Winds of over 2km per second have been discovered flowing around planet outside of the Earth’s solar system, new research has found. The University of Warwick discovery is the first time that a weather system on a planet outside of Earth’s solar system has been directly measured[Read More…]
NASA’s Fermi Satellite Detects First Gamma-ray Pulsar in Another Galaxy
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Researchers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsar known. The pulsar lies in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a[Read More…]
Whopping Galaxy Cluster Spotted with Help of NASA Telescopes
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have discovered a giant gathering of galaxies in a very remote part of the universe, thanks to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). The galaxy cluster, located 8.5 billion light-years away, is the most massive structure yet found at such great distances. Galaxy clusters[Read More…]
Hubble Uncovers Fading Cinders of Some of Our Galaxy’s Earliest Homesteaders
Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to conduct a “cosmic archaeological dig” at the very heart of our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have uncovered the blueprints of our galaxy’s early construction phase. Peering deep into the Milky Way’s crowded central hub of stars, Hubble researchers have uncovered for the first[Read More…]
Cold Winds to Whip Across Northeast US Late Week
By Chyna Glenn, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reportsit has been a mild November for most of the Northeast, but temperatures are expected to take a dip later this week and into the weekend. A storm system will blast across the region and bring wet weather to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New[Read More…]
EPA and Partners Launch Challenge to Recycle Nutrients from Livestock Waste
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pork and dairy producers, and environmental and scientific experts to launch the Nutrient Recycling Challenge, a competition to develop affordable technologies that recycle nutrients from livestock waste. Every year, livestock producers manage more[Read More…]
HHS to Procure Two Inhalational Anthrax Treatments for National Supply
Agreements improve nation’s preparedness for anthrax incidents Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. To better protect public health in an anthrax attack, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will add two types of anthrax antitoxin drugs for the Strategic National[Read More…]
