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Dec 13, 2024

Chroma Medicine, Nvelop Therapeutics Merge as nChroma Bio with Focus on Epigenetic Therapies

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

The new company has also raised $75 million that will support the development of epigenetic editing therapies for hepatitis B and other disorders.

Dec 13, 2024

Gemini 2.0 can Steer the Wheels of Industry 4.0

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Discover how Gemini 2.0 shapes Industry 4.0 with its groundbreaking multimodal capabilities in manufacturing and robotics.

Dec 13, 2024

Blood count stability reveals new pathways to personalized care

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Researchers reveal that complete blood count setpoints are stable, patient-specific biomarkers that persist for decades, offering new avenues for personalized medicine and precision diagnostics.

Dec 13, 2024

Key to LDL clearance uncovered: Structural details of apoB100-LDLR binding emerge

Posted by in category: futurism

Researchers reveal the structural details of apoB100’s interaction with LDL receptors, offering insights into LDL dimerization and potential treatments for familial hypercholesterolemia.

Dec 13, 2024

Chimps use medicinal plants to treat illnesses, may help find new drugs

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

The instrument uses light to move atoms to measure incredibly small forces.


A new study finds that chimpanzees’ self-medication has helped scientists identify some promising plants for future pharmaceuticals. In the study, Oxford researchers have identified no less than 13 plants with potent wound-healing and infection-fighting properties.

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Dec 13, 2024

AI tool amplifies signals by 1,000 times to boost dark matter research

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics, robotics/AI

The instrument uses light to move atoms to measure incredibly small forces.


A self-correcting atom interferometer amplifies signals, aiding detection of ultra-weak forces from dark matter, dark energy, and waves.

Dec 13, 2024

Can reality be expanded? This tech says yes

Posted by in category: futurism

There’s a very simple answer for why we need this. In one word, it’s connection. Touch is what connects us to each other and it connects us to the world around us. And if I can actually reach and feel something, it’s real to me.

Dec 13, 2024

Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, health

Imagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health care worker pushes into your one of your muscles. Even better, it’s entirely pain-free and not followed by fever, swelling, redness or a sore arm. No standing in a long line to get it. Plus, it’s cheap.

Thanks to Stanford University researchers’ domestication of a bacterial species that hangs out on the skin of close to everyone on Earth, that vision could become a reality.

“We all hate needles — everybody does,” said Michael Fischbach, PhD, the Liu (Liao) Family Professor and a professor of bioengineering. “I haven’t found a single person who doesn’t like the idea that it’s possible to replace a shot with a cream.”

Dec 13, 2024

Asthma more prevalent among children with a rare genetic disorder, study finds

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that children with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disorder affecting airway function, are significantly more likely than children without PCD to have asthma. The findings, recently published in a JAMA Network Open research letter, highlight the importance of routine asthma screening for children with PCD and suggest some children with asthma may have undiagnosed PCD.

An estimated 1 in 10,000 to 30,000 people in the United States have PCD. It affects the microscopic, hair-like structures called cilia that line the airways and help clear mucus, leading to an increased risk of serious breathing problems and infections in people with the inherited condition.

“The connection between PCD and has not previously received much attention,” said Benjamin Gaston, MD, the Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine, who co-led the study. “Our data analysis revealed an undeniable link, showing children with PCD were 22 times more likely to have asthma compared to children without PCD characteristics.”

Dec 13, 2024

Portable MRI and AI improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis with cost-effective precision

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Researchers optimized portable low-field MRI with machine learning to improve brain morphometry and white matter hyperintensity detection, making Alzheimer’s diagnosis more accessible and cost-effective.

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