Mysterious White Blood Cell Disorder Not Just ‘AIDS Without HIV’
Decades after its discovery, the emerging view of idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) — popularly dubbed “AIDS without HIV” — is that it may be more homogeneous than originally thought, despite patients being prone to various cancers and opportunistic infections. In 91 individuals with this disorder of the immune system, the most common opportunistic infections contracted […]
Rocking shadows in protoplanetary discs
Astronomers from the University of Warwick reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the “rocking shadow” effect that describes how discs in forming planetary systems are oriented, and how they move around their host star. The effect also gives clues as to how they might evolve with time. Dr Rebecca Nealon presented the new work this week […]
Artificial hail for more accurate weather forecasts
When the low-pressure system dubbed Bernd decided to park itself over part of Central Europe in the summer of 2021, the hazards associated with excessive rainfall events were made dramatically apparent in the form of the resultant catastrophic flooding. Weather records show that extreme natural occurrences such as drought, but also heavy rainfall and hail […]