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In children with multiple sclerosis, teriflunomide tempers lesion growth
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- 21/11/30 23:40
A phase 3 clinical trial tested the safety and efficacy of teriflunomide, an oral immunomodulatory drug, in children with multiple sclerosis. Although the medication did not prevent disease relapses to a greater extent than placebo, the option for some patients to switch from placebo to teriflunomide before the end of the trial likely biased the results against treatment efficacy. The drug...
Shrinking qubits for quantum computing with atom-thin materials
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- 21/11/30 23:39
Current approaches to create superconducting qubits for quantum computers yield chips that are substantially larger than those found in classical computers. To shrink things down, researchers have taken advantage of atomically thin, 2D materials to construct the necessary capacitors for superconducting qubits. Their two-qubit chip is 1,000x smaller than those made with conventional fabrication...
Bringing 400-million-year-old fossilized armored worms to ‘virtual’ life
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- 21/11/30 23:39
Scientists have documented the discovery of two new species of fossilized armored worms in Australia -- Lepidocoleus caliburnus and Lepidocoleus shurikenus -- dating from about 400 million years ago. Then, using the micro-CT imaging capabilities of the MU X-ray Microanalysis Core facility, the researchers were able to develop first-of-its-kind digital 3D-models of the species' individual armor...
Altered DNA repair and DNA damage in neurodegenerative conditions
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- 21/11/30 23:39
Researchers have confirmed a link between altered DNA repair and increased DNA damage associated with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7), a debilitating, sometimes deadly neurodegenerative condition causing movement disorders. Their work also revealed a potential therapeutic target for the currently incurable and difficult to treat condition.
Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords
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- 21/11/30 21:04
Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing a major advance in regenerative medicine.
Brief presence of water in Arabia Terra on Mars
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- 21/11/30 21:04
Scientists recently discovered that water was once present in a region of Mars called Arabia Terra.
High-speed holography of cells spots physical beacons of disease
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- 21/11/30 21:04
Biomedical engineers have engineered a holographic system capable of imaging and analyzing tens of thousands of cells per minute to both discover and recognize signs of disease.
Summer rains in American Southwest are not your typical monsoon
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- 21/11/30 21:04
Monsoons are continental weather events produced when intense summer sunlight heats land more than ocean. But new supercomputer simulations show that North America's only monsoon works differently. The North American monsoon, which drenches western Mexico and the American Southwest each summer, is generated when the jet stream collides with the Sierra Madre mountains, which diverts it southward...
Discovery of a Stem-like T cell in type 1 diabetes holds potential for improving cancer immunotherapy
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- 21/11/30 20:15
As an autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes raises important questions about immune cell activity that have broad implications for immunotherapy.
Holistic framework can assess fisheries’ strengths and potential weaknesses
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- 21/11/30 19:02
A new decision-making framework designed by an international team of fisheries researchers can help fisheries bolster their ability to adapt to a warming world. The tool is meant to take a lot of the guesswork out of finding resilience in a time of climate change.
Time crystal in a quantum computer
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- 21/11/30 19:02
Researchers have created and observed a new phase of matter, popularly known as a time crystal.
As LA traffic slowed amid the pandemic, researchers gained new insight into air pollution
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- 21/11/30 19:02
Car tailpipes spew out molecules of ammonia, a harmful air pollutant that can lead to thousands of premature deaths every year. New research shows that vehicles may produce a lot more of these emissions than federal and state regulators have believed.
Biosensor barcodes identify, detail ‘chatting’ among cancer cells
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- 21/11/30 19:02
Ever since the first barcode appeared on a pack of chewing gum in 1974, the now-ubiquitous system has enabled manufacturers, retailers and consumers to quickly and effectively identify, characterize, locate and track products and materials. Scientists now demonstrate how they can do the same thing at the molecular level, studying the ways cancer cells 'talk' with one another.
Ubiquitous food additive alters human microbiota and intestinal environment
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- 21/11/30 19:02
New clinical research indicates that a widely used food additive, carboxymethylcellulose, alters the intestinal environment of healthy persons, perturbing levels of beneficial bacteria and nutrients. These findings demonstrate the need for further study of the long-term impacts of this food additive on health.
Humidity changes in dead fern fronds drives unique timing of spore dispersal in a widespread fern species
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- 21/11/30 19:02
Botonists reveals that the unique timing of spore dispersal in the sensitive fern, known as Onoclea sensibilis, is determined by a structural mechanism of humidity-driven movement in spore bearing leaves.
Scientists develop lead-absorbing tape to boost viability of rising star in solar power industry
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- 21/11/30 19:02
Scientists describe development of a cost-effective Scotch-tape-like film that can be applied to perovskite solar cells and capture 99.9% of leaked lead in the event of solar cell damage.
Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered beneath farmer's field in Rutland, UK
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- 21/11/30 18:16
Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK.
3D printing of blood plasma may speed up wound healing
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- 21/11/30 17:25
New research suggests that effective wound healing may be aided by replicating a crucial component of our blood.
Successful treatment in mice for severe childhood cancer
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- 21/11/30 17:25
In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent study shows. This is a vital step toward a potentially curative treatment for a form of cancer affecting young children that is currently difficult to treat.
Reshaping the plastic lifecycle into a circle
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- 21/11/30 17:25
New research gives a bird's-eye view of the scale of plastic creation globally, tracing where it's produced, where it ends up, and its environmental impact.
Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
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- 21/11/30 17:25
It is widely understood that antibodies neutralize viruses by latching onto their surfaces and blocking them from infecting host cells. But new research reveals that this barrier method isn't the only way that antibodies disable viruses. An international team of researchers has discovered that antibodies also distort viruses, thereby preventing them from properly attaching to and entering cells.
Scientists can control brain circuits, behavior, and emotion using light
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- 21/11/30 17:25
Scientists can control brain circuits, behavior, and emotion using light. Researchers developed a new optogenetic tool, 'Opto-vTrap', which is expected to contribute to treatment for epilepsy, muscle spasms, and skin wrinkles.
3D laser nanoprinters become compact
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- 21/11/30 16:15
Lasers in conventional laser printers for paper printouts are very small. 3D laser printers for 3-dimensional microstructures and nanostructures, by contrast, have required big and expensive laser systems so far. Researchers now use another process for this purpose. Two-step absorption works with inexpensive and small, blue laser diodes. As a result, much smaller printers can be used.
Global HIV viral suppression rates too low among children and adolescents
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- 21/11/30 16:15
An analysis in the lead up to World AIDS Day reveals that HIV is 'virally suppressed' in only 59 per cent of children and adolescents on treatment.
Constraining quantum measurement
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- 21/11/30 16:14
The quantum world and our everyday world are very different places. Physicists now investigate how the act of measuring a quantum particle transforms it into an everyday object.