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Brain tumor organoids may be key to time-sensitive treatments for glioblastomas
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- 19/12/26 21:17
Lab-grown brain organoids developed from a patient's own glioblastoma, the most aggressive and common form of brain cancer, may hold the answers on how to best treat it. A new study showed how glioblastoma organoids could serve as effective models to rapidly test personalized treatment strategies.
In vivo imaging of CREB dynamics: Coupling sensory experience to activity
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- 19/12/26 21:17
Scientists have designed and developed novel biosensors that allow the simultaneous study of both sensory evoked neuronal activity and transcription factor dynamics.
Finally, machine learning interprets gene regulation clearly
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- 19/12/26 19:41
A new brand of artificial neural network has solved an interpretability problem that has frustrated biologists. With it, scientists may solve mysteries about gene regulation and drug discovery.
Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation
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- 19/12/26 19:40
Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, while cure rates between the two groups are almost identical.
Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon
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- 19/12/26 15:43
Scientists explore a new material combination that sets the stage for magnetic random access memories, which rely on spin -- an intrinsic property of electrons -- and could outperform current storage devices. Their breakthrough presents a novel strategy to exploit spin-related phenomena in topological materials, which could spur several advances in the field of spin electronics. Moreover, this...
Development of ultrathin durable membrane for efficient oil and water separation
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- 19/12/26 15:43
Researchers have succeeded in developing an ultrathin membrane with a fouling-resistant silica surface treatment for high performance separation of oil from water. Furthermore, this membrane was shown to be versatile; it was able to separate water from a wide variety of different oily substances.
Brain-like functions emerging in a metallic nanowire network
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- 19/12/26 14:44
An international joint research team succeeded in fabricating a neuromorphic network composed of numerous metallic nanowires. Using this network, the team was able to generate electrical characteristics similar to those associated with higher order brain functions unique to humans, such as memorization, learning, forgetting, becoming alert and returning to calm. The team then clarified the...
Mosquitoes can sense toxins through their legs
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- 19/12/26 14:44
Researchers have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are becoming resistant to insecticide.
In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship
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- 19/12/26 14:43
In an important step forward in the quest to build a quantum computer using silicon-based hardware, researchers have succeeded in making possible the exchange of information between two qubits located relatively far apart -- about the length of a grain of rice, which is a considerable distance on a computer chip. Connecting two silicon qubits across this distance makes possible new and more...
Intermittent fasting: Live 'fast,' live longer?
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- 19/12/26 14:43
For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Newly enthusiastic fitness buffs pack into gyms and grocery stores are filled with shoppers eager to try out new diets.
Seeing the new Star Wars? Be careful what you wish for
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- 19/12/26 14:43
How much you enjoy the new Star Wars movie will depend a lot on your expectations going in, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 441 people before and after they saw the last episode in the popular franchise, Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, released in 2017. They wanted to see how audiences' expectations affected their actual enjoyment of the movie.