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Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
Cellular rejuvenation therapy safely reverses signs of aging
Salk researchers treated mice with anti-aging regimen beginning in middle age and found no increase in cancer or other health problems later
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
Anti-cancer drug provides immediate hope for children with brain cancer
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022
Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
What happens in our brain when we die? Surprising results
Imagine reliving your entire life in the space of seconds. Like a flash of lightning, you are outside of your body, watching your life.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
How does the human brain create memories?
Researchers have identified two types of cells in our brains that are involved in organizing discrete memories based on when they occurred.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
Tiny ‘skyscrapers’ help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 8, 2022
Researchers harness AI and Robotics to treat spinal cord injuries
This study represents one of the first times AI and robotics have been used to formulate highly sensitive therapeutic proteins.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 7, 2022
Are blood pressure readings more accurate at home or clinic?
Blood pressure measurements routinely taken at home are more likely to provide the basis for accurate diagnoses of hypertension.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 7, 2022
Tooth study prompts rethink of human evolution
A study into tooth wear in a group of wild Japanese macaques has significant implications for the study of human evolution.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 6, 2022
Could human teleportation ever become a reality, physicists explain
Researchers imagine a reconstruction station like a 3D printer with big bottles of every necessary chemical element that puts you together.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 6, 2022
Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
The diseases covered by the test belong to a class of over 50 diseases caused by unusually-long repetitive DNA sequences in a person’s genes
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 6, 2022
What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neandertals for answers
The analysis centers on the spine’s curvature, which is caused, in part, by a wedging, or angling, of vertebrae and the intervertebral discs
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 6, 2022
Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy
Artificial neural networks are brain-inspired computing systems that can be trained to solve complex tasks better than humans.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Carbon negative diamonds made of CO2 sucked from the air
A startup called Aether is turning CO2 from the atmosphere into something new: the world’s first carbon-negative diamonds.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Diamond nanothreads could revolutionize our world
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised to revolutionize our world.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Is Usain Bolt faster than a 900-pound dinosaur?
One big issue in physics education is to generate student enthusiasm for the course material. These dinosaur problems really spark interest.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Fully functional pancreatic cells produced from stem cells for the first time
Insulin is a vital hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of these cells.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 5, 2022
Study finds link between accountability to God, psychological well-being
Religious believers who embrace accountability to God experience higher levels of three of the four variables of psychological well-being.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 4, 2022
Wind-powered car appears to defy physics
Intriguing thing about Blackbird is that it runs faster than wind speed when travelling downwind.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 4, 2022
Drinking wine with meals can lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Research shows that consuming alcohol, most notably wine, with meals is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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