Tag: test

Marines, special ops test MRZR vehicles that add power, payload capacity

Polaris has a version of its MRZR Alpha vehicle able to power offboard systems that’s nearing production, as well as a heavy-payload variant undergoing testing with the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command, the manufacturer told Defense News. Program manager John LaFata said developing the ability for MRZR light vehicles to generate electricity to […]

Dr. Gupta discovers the results of an Alzheimer’s risk test

Facing concerns about his own family history of Alzheimer’s, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson to have his own risk for dementia assessed in the CNN documentary “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient.” At the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Florida, Dr. Isaacson is leading a novel clinical trial focused […]

SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)

SpaceX continues gearing up for the fourth test flight of its Starship megarocket, which could be just around the corner. Technicians recently stacked the Starship rocket that will conduct the flight, placing its “Ship” upper stage atop its “Super Heavy” first-stage booster on the orbital launch mount at SpaceX‘s Starbase site in South Texas. The […]

US futures hold steady as inflation test looms

US stocks held steady on Wednesday, eyeing fresh record highs ahead of a crucial update on consumer prices that could upend rate-cut hopes and as meme stocks regrouped after a roaring rally. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) and S&P 500 (ES=F) hovered above the flatline. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) were […]

New screening tool can identify preeclampsia risk sooner, test maker says

A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. It’s the first and only test of its kind available in the United States that can be used between 11 and 14 weeks gestation to determine the risk of […]

Bacon beats back Frei in GOP primary test; Vargas awaits

Nebraska voters in the state’s 2nd Congressional District will face a rematch between Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas, left, and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb. (Courtesy of the candidates; Capitol photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) OMAHA — After months of sound and fury from an active group of partisans, GOP primary voters in Nebraska’s most […]