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Summary: Alzheimer’s disease affects over 55 million people worldwide and has long been linked to toxic protein buildup and chronic inflammation in the brain. A new review shows that adaptive immune cells—T and B cells—also play a crucial role, sometimes worsening brain damage, sometimes offering protection. These findings suggest Alzheimer’s is not only a disease of plaques and tangles but …

Libby, the internet’s beloved app that delivers e-books and audiobooks from your local library to your e-reader or phone, has made a big change to its hold system. The news broke subtly as users went into the Libby app to discover a new message on the hold page. Libby users discovered a new message about the hold system within the …

The age of exoplanets began in 1992, when astronomers detected a pair of planets orbiting a pulsar. Then, in 1995, astronomers discovered the first exoplanet orbiting a main sequence star. As NASA’s Kepler and TESS missions got going, the number of confirmed exoplanets continued to rise. By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a …

Mark Welsh Steps Down as President of Texas A&M University  The Texas A&M University System Texas A&M University president ousted after viral video controversy  KBTX News 3 Students and professors defend Texas A&M President Mark Welsh amid calls for his ousting  The Texas Tribune Texas A&M president resigns amid uproar over professor’s gender identity lesson  Houston Chronicle Texas A&M President Mark Welsh to step …

The bright light at the center is the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (Credit: noirlab.edu/ CC-BY-SA-4.0/ Wikipedia Commons) A rare comet from another star system is speeding through our solar system, giving astronomers a unique chance to study an interstellar visitor up close. Named 3I/ATLAS, it is only the third such object ever confirmed. It joins Oumuamua, which appeared in 2017, and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how youth who commit crimes are prosecuted in the District of Columbia as congressional Republicans mobilized behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. One of the bills, called the “DC Crimes Act,” would lower the age of a youth offender in the …

It’s been just over 48 years since Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 from Cape Canaveral, originally to study our Solar System’s planets. Voyager 1 would explore Jupiter and Saturn, while its twin Voyager 2 took a slightly different route to ogle other planets. This primary mission for both spacecraft completed in early 1990, with NASA holding a …

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. September 16, 2025 Stephen I. Miran sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System For release at 10:30 a.m. EDT Judge Elizabeth L. Branch …

Objects such as ‘Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we’re about to start spotting a whole lot more of them. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 SpaceX introduces a new propulsion system to help maintain the International Space Station’s orbit. 🔧 The Dragon spacecraft’s trunk now features additional Draco thrusters for efficient reboost operations. 🌐 This mission marks a collaborative effort between NASA and commercial partners like SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. 📈 Future Dragon missions will further enhance the flexibility and capabilities …