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Jan 22, 2024

Re-frame of mind: Do our brains have a built-in sense of grammar?

Posted by in category: neuroscience

In a new article published in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience, researchers make the case that the human brain also develops a cellular template soon after birth which defines who we are and how we perceive the world.


For centuries, a prevailing theory in philosophy has asserted that at birth the human mind is a blank slate. More recently, the same notion has also held sway in the field of neurobiology, where it is commonly held that neural connections are slowly created from scratch with the accumulation of sensory information and experience.

Eventually, the theory goes, this allows us to create memories in space and time and to then learn from those experiences.

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Jan 22, 2024

CAR T cell therapy for T cell lymphoma shows promise in phase I trial

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A first-in-human phase I clinical trial of patients with relapsed or refractory T cell lymphoma found early signals of anti-tumor efficacy and safety.

Jan 22, 2024

Israel becomes third country to approve sale of lab-grown meat

Posted by in category: sustainability

The global market for cultured meat, currently valued at $2.3 billion, is predicted to experience major growth in the years ahead.


Aleph Farms, an Israeli food technology company founded in 2017, has been granted regulatory approval for ‘Aleph Cuts’, the world’s first cultivated beef steaks to go on commercial sale.

Jan 22, 2024

Combating Alzheimer’s With Focused Ultrasound Drug Delivery

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, life extension, neuroscience

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in Alzheimer’s therapy.

In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore normal function to tissues and organs damaged by disease, injured by trauma, or worn by time. I include a full spectrum of chemical, gene, and protein-based medicines, cell-based therapies, and biomechanical interventions that achieve that goal.

An emerging combination of focused ultrasound therapy with a recently approved medication could be our best treatment for Alzheimer’s disease to date. In the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ali Rezai and colleagues from West Virginia University describe an approach to reduce cerebral amyloid-beta load, a biomarker for neurodegeneration, in patients with Alzheimer’s. While in its preliminary stages, the combination treatment can potentially help thousands, if not millions, suffering from the disease in the near future.

Jan 22, 2024

NEW Emails EXPOSE Fauci’s Lab Leak Disinformation Campaign, Report: Michael Shellenberger

Posted by in categories: electronics, energy

Twitter files author Michael Shellenberger weighs in on recent leaked NIH emails. #Fauci #covidorigins.

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Jan 22, 2024

New research sheds light on a phenomenon known as ‘false vacuum decay’

Posted by in category: quantum physics

An experiment conducted in Italy, with theory support from Newcastle University, has produced the first experimental evidence of vacuum decay.

In , when a not-so-stable state transforms into the true stable state, it’s called “false .” This happens through the creation of small localized bubbles. While existing theoretical work can predict how often this bubble formation occurs, there hasn’t been much experimental evidence.

Now, an international research team involving Newcastle University scientists has for the first observed these bubbles forming in carefully controlled atomic systems. Published in the journal Nature Physics, the findings offer experimental evidence of bubble formation through false vacuum decay in a quantum system.

Jan 22, 2024

The Urgency of Large-Scale Space Migration (LSSM) — Frank White

Posted by in category: space travel

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to let us know that Spaceship Earth is in deep trouble. Humanity is operating as if we did not live on a finite planet with…

Jan 22, 2024

Low mental health associated with worse outcomes after total hip arthroplasty

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

Low mental health associated with worse outcomes after total hip arthroplasty suggests a new study published in the Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.

Poor mental health is difficult to recognize and as a result, its association with recovery from total joint arthroplasty is difficult to assess. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between overall mental health scores and outcomes in the early postoperative period following unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA). This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data involving 142 patients who underwent primary unilateral THA. Independent variables included patient demographics and preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), Global Physical Health (GPH) and Global Mental Health (GMH) and Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Joint Replacement (HOOS JR) scores as well as diagnoses of depression or anxiety.

Jan 22, 2024

Immune cells linked to allergies can kill cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

The newly discovered cancer-killing abilities of a type of immune cell linked to allergies suggests it could be a new immunotherapy.

Jan 22, 2024

AI robots are making burgers and fries at this new restaurant

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI

At a new restaurant, Miso Robotics’ Flippy robot prepares french fries, while its BurgerBot makes burgers from a wagyu blend, grinding the meat for each burger only after an order is placed.⁠


The AI robots making burgers and fries at CaliExpress could help the restaurant industry address its persistent labor shortage.