Administrator Personalised cancer vaccine expected to be approved next year A bespoke vaccine that is tailored to target an individual's unique skin cancer reduced rates of recurrence or death in a late-stage trial, making an approval expected 🔗 Read full article Source: New ... research science
Administrator Brazil presidential election dogged by alleged bias by Meta AI tools Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have accused Meta of interfering in Brazil’s election by making it easier to generate campaign content promoting his rival, Flávio Bolsonaro 🔗 Read full article... research science
Administrator Noise-cancelling headphones prevent vomiting after surgery Nausea and vomiting are common after surgery, which may be partly related to the noises patients are exposed to, even under general anaesthetic. Wearing noise-cancelling headphones while on the operat... research science
Administrator The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why Starring the late Hayden Panettiere as the self-regenerating cheerleader who could save the world, science-fiction series Heroes first aired 20 years ago today. It might have gone downhill in subseque... research science
Administrator Blood test could gauge if a baby has a dangerous infection in 15 minutes Feverish babies in hospital are often assumed to have a serious bacterial infection and are treated with antibiotics. But a test that gauges whether the infection is bacterial or viral, which tend to ... research science
Administrator Anthropic’s discovery will, at best, be just another gene-editing tool The AI company Anthropic has announced that its Claude large language model has discovered a system reminiscent of CRISPR, but that doesn’t mean the Nobel prizes will start rolling in, says Michael Le... research science
Administrator Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signal Following the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have already come up with a veritable cornucopia of possible models for what sort of particle it might have been 🔗 Read f... research science
Administrator We may finally know what kick-starts muscle contractions in childbirth An influx of immune cells into the uterus may be what initiates childbirth. These grab on to muscle cells via tiny tubes and send across mitochondria to provide energy for contractions 🔗 Read full art... research science
Administrator Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from Ukraine Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation of AI models that might be used in defence and national security 🔗 Read full arti... research science
Administrator Laughter therapy may help people with chronic lung disease An eight-week course of self-administered laughter therapy helped a small number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breathe more easily 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science
Administrator How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK? Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London 🔗 Read full article Source: New Scientist... research science