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![16-year long experiment challenges Einstein’s theory of general relativity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_efe033660f074af79598860b8b185549~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_efe033660f074af79598860b8b185549~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
16-year long experiment challenges Einstein’s theory of general relativity
Researchers have helped conduct a 16-year long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
New drug combination key to very long-term leukemia remission in young patients
Researchers suggest that a 2.5-year regimen involving ibrutinib and chemoimmunotherapy can provide deep, and lasting remissions.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021
Nasal vaccines could revolutionize the fight against COVID-19 variants
COVID-19 variants have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2021
Human-like brain helps robot out of a maze
A maze is a popular device among psychologists to assess the learning capacity of mice or rats. But how about robots?
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2021
Asthma may reduce risk of brain tumors -- but how?
People with asthma seem to be less likely to develop brain tumors than others. And now, researchers believe they have discovered why.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2021
Vaccines and previous infection could offer some “stronger than basic” protection to Omicron
Omicron samples do further propose its “significant” capability to evade protection from previous infection and, even third vaccine dose.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2021
Humans could 'live forever' through 'immortality' freezing
Many people throughout human history have had the seemingly-impossible ambition of living forever. Immortality might not be a pipe dream.
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![ETH Zurich builds the 'Swiss-Army Knife' of robots](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_103a3d0b398f484187127d7e45fb3171~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_103a3d0b398f484187127d7e45fb3171~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2021
ETH Zurich builds the 'Swiss-Army Knife' of robots
A team at Swiss-Mile has improved upon its ANYmal robot by giving it wheels—the result is known as the Swiss-Mile Robot.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2021
Could how you walk unlock your phone?
Real-world tests have shown that gait authentication could be a viable means of protecting smartphones and other mobile devices from crime.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2021
New 3D printed vaccine patch offers 10x greater immune response than vaccination shots
Scientists have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021
Researchers uncover new insights into dolphins, genetics and habitat
Ocean-dwelling dolphins have repeatedly adapted to life in coastal areas throughout history. It is important to learn more about them.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021
Do the Keto diet and intermittent fasting impact men and women equally?
How do keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and do both sexes benefit from them equally.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021
UBC researchers develop stem cell-based 'functional cure' for Type 1 diabetes
Researchers demonstrated that a stem cell-based treatment delivered through an implantable device can produce insulin in the human body.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Researchers have identified the reason why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
New early-warning spoilage test can be printed inside a milk carton
Researchers have developed a test to reveal bacterial contamination in dairy products well before they have a chance to reach anyone’s lips.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Researchers develop a world-first antibody-drug delivery system
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a man-made crystal that can attach to antibodies and then supercharge them with potent drugs.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Transforming materials with light could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more
Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2021
Researchers discover a new type of earthquake and it's man made
A Canadian-German research team have documented a new type of earthquake in an injection environment in British Columbia, Canada.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2021
A ten-minute run can boost brain processing
Researchers have found that only ten minutes of moderate-intensity running increases local blood flow to the various parts of the brain.
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2021
Love hormone delivered in a nasal spray can combat obesity
Obese individuals’ brains seem to light up at the sight of donuts, pizza, and other calorie bombs, even when they’re no longer hungry.
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