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Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
The Penn Medicine team will also map the CAR T cells' infiltration of brain tumours over time.
AI Now Surpasses Humans In Almost All Performance Benchmarks
Posted in Software on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
The rapid rate of technical development seen throughout 2023, evident in this report, shows that AI will only keep evolving and closing the gap between humans and technology.
Cell Therapies Now Beat Back Once Untreatable Blood Cancers. Scientists Are Making Them Even Deadlier.
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Dubbed "Living drugs," CAR T cells are bioengineered from a patient's own immune cells to make them better able to hunt and destroy cancer.
Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA To Form Memories That Can Last A Lifetime
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
"Our findings suggest that inflammation in certain neurons in the brain's hippocampal region is essential for making long-lasting memories."
Elon Musk Doubles Down On Mars Dreams And Details What's Next For SpaceX's Starship
Posted in Hardware, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has done some early work on what needs to happen once Starships arrive at the red planet.
Exploding Stars Are Rare-But If One Was Close Enough, It Could Threaten Life On Earth
Posted in Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
For a dying star to have any effect on life on our planet, it would have to go supernova within 100 light years from Earth.
A Universal Vaccine Against Any Viral Variant? A New Study Suggest It's Possible
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
This vaccine strategy is "Broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus, and safe for a broad spectrum of people,"
AI Links Gut Microbiome To Alzheimer’s
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers have also linked metabolites to a range of other conditions including heart disease, infertility, cancers, autoimmune disorders, and allergies
Alzheimer’s Risk Associated With Stressful Life Events During Childhood And Midlife, Study Finds
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
It underscores the potential for early interventions that could target specific life periods to reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk.
NIH Researchers Develop AI Tool With Potential To More Precisely Match Cancer Drugs To Patients
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Proof-of-concept study analyzed a newer technology known as single-cell RNA sequencing.
Immunotherapy Developed To Localize Cancer-Killing Molecules
Posted in Medicine, Science on 22nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
A new immunotherapy has been developed that localizes cytokines to tumors for weeks.
£1.7 Million For The World’s First Vaccine To Prevent Lung Cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
The scientists developing this lung cancer vaccine will first use lab tests to see if it successfully triggers an immune response. And if the results are positive, the vaccine will move straight into a clinical trial.