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‘PAC-MANN’ uses magnets and glowing ‘probes’ to detect signs of pancreatic cancer

‘PAC-MANN’ uses magnets and glowing ‘probes’ to detect signs of pancreatic cancer

Scientists are developing a test that uses a tiny blood sample to detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages. If caught early, pancreatic cancer can potentially be treated. However, patients usually aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has already spread, slashing their chances of survival. The disease is predicted to cause more than 51,000 deaths in the U.S. this year, accounting …

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These are the closest-ever images of the sun from Parker Solar Probe’s historic flyby

These are the closest-ever images of the sun from Parker Solar Probe’s historic flyby

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest-ever approach to the sun last December, and we’re finally getting a look at some of the images it captured. The space agency released a timelapse of observations made using Parker’s Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) while it passed through the sun’s corona (the outer atmosphere) on December 25, 2024, revealing …

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