How one amino acid might help fight colon cancer and infections

Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.

Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.
Yellow dots mark the locations of 29 quasars newly discovered by ESA’s Euclid space telescope, set against its survey footprint (blue) and an all-sky map from ESA’s Planck mission. The two red dots are the record-breakers — EUCL J172902.75+641018.1 and EUCL J125308.55+705432.3 — the oldest quasars ever identified. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA/Planck Collaboration/A. Mellinger; Acknowledgment: Jean-Charles…
The attacks reflect a surge in violence as armed gangs continue raiding villages in northwest and central Nigeria. Published On 23 Jul 202623 Jul 2026 At least 20 people have been killed in northwest Nigeria after armed gang members attacked villages in Zamfara State, according to the AFP news agency. “Today, between 3pm [14:00 GMT]…
WASHINGTON — NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft. NASA and Draper have mutually agreed to terminate a task order awarded to Draper in July 2022 as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, or CLPS. The task order, designated CP-12, was…
This Week in Science: A galactic flip, ‘programmable heat’, and much more! First up: Measles cases in the US have just passed a ‘grim milestone’: 2026 has already beaten 2025’s total, reaching the highest numbers in 35 years. Also this week: Read on below, and make sure you also check out our TWIS video! US…
There’s no doubt about it: the skies are filling up with satellites that regularly pass overhead, creating light trails that can interfere with stargazing, backyard astronomy, astronomical research, and pose a significant threat to natural ecosystems. The problem stems from the design of the satellites themselves, which include solar arrays that reflect sunlight, creating an…