The success of a transplant from a patient with only one copy of the protective gene might be a one-off, but may also allow others to benefit.
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AI that sees and speaks
Naoufel werghi, professor of computer science at the centre for cyber-physical systems, khalifa university.
Naoufel Werghi aims not only to replicate the human visual system, but to extend its capabilities so that machines can perceive patterns invisible to the eye and process information at scales beyond human capacity.
I started my PhD working on robots that can ‘see’—machines capable of sensing the environment, analyzing images and making decisions. As I delved deeper, I realized that I was grappling with the same fundamental problems that once preoccupied David Marr, a visionary neuroscientist and the founder of modern computer vision. He believed that for robots to see, we first needed computers to analyze images and understand the context.
SPACE4 Ukraine
There are a lot of great charities out there, including space. This is something different.
Imagine; Supporting space education. Giving children in the depths of a war hope and Permission to Dream. Laying the groundwork for an emerging democratic Space Nation by inspiring its children. In other words, doing something that might help the arc of history swing upwards — to the Stars!
In 2017, I traveled across Ukraine on a speaking tour. Even though the country was already at war, what I found wasn’t fear or despair — it was optimism. A fierce, almost defiant belief in the future and democratic values. I met hundreds of young Ukrainians, from teenagers gathered in tech cafés to little kids proudly showing me crayon drawings of the space stations and rockets they dreamed of building someday.
I think about those kids a lot now. I wonder how many of them are gone, how many never had the chance to grow into the engineers, artists, scientists, and explorers they were meant to be. It breaks my heart — and it also drives me to help the ones who are still here, still dreaming, still holding on to hope.
That’s why I launched SPACE4 Ukraine with my partner, Yuliya Kurokhtina — one of Ukraine’s leading business voices and a relentless philanthropist. Together, our mission is simple: give Ukrainian children direction, inspiration, and a reason to believe in their future. The same Permission to Dream that carried me through my own storms.
Most people don’t realize it, but Ukraine has a deep and remarkable space legacy. They helped build Sputnik. They designed the Zenit rockets. They powered Sea Launch. Their engineers remain among the best in the world. This legacy matters — not just historically, but as a beacon for their children: your future can be bigger than your present.
SPACE4 Ukraine is designed to be clear, direct, and transparent.
Digital twins for in vivo metabolic flux estimations in patients with brain cancer
Quantifying metabolic activity in patient tumors could advance personalized cancer targeting. Meghdadi et al. develop a digital twin framework using machine learning to quantify metabolic fluxes in tissues from patients with glioma, identifying which patients may benefit from different targeted metabolic therapies like specialized diets or pharmacologic agents.
Beyond the Buzz: Tumor Treating Fields for Cancer
Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) are gaining traction as evidence expands beyond early enthusiasm, Medscape reports. Once considered experimental, TTFields are now supported by multiple randomized trials and are being tested across a growing list of solid tumors, positioning the therapy as a potential addition to standard cancer care in selected patients.
Here’s a look at how it works, the body of evidence, and the limitations.
Tumor treating fields use low intensity, alternating electric fields to disrupt cancer cell division.
The electric fields are generated by a wearable device — Optune Gio for glioblastoma and Optune Lua for pleural mesothelioma and NSCLC — developed and marketed by Switzerland-based oncology company Novocure.
AI With Integrity: Leading Innovation Responsibly
• Ensuring ethical leadership at all levels.
Ethical considerations must be integrated into every phase of AI development—not added as an afterthought.
As AI transforms business, responsible leadership will unlock new possibilities. Responsible AI is not just about compliance—it is a strategic advantage that builds trust and drives sustainable growth in an era where technology should benefit every part of society. In domains such as supply chain management, local decisions can have global consequences. Ethical AI enables progress that stays true to shared values across all points of influence. Fair, transparent and accountable by design—this is how institutions can trust innovation to build smarter systems and a better world.
Study probes ‘covert consciousness’
Ricardo Iriart last saw his wife conscious four years ago. Every day since, he has visited Ángeles, often spending hours talking to her in hopes that she could hear him.
Over the last year, he’s gotten a new understanding of his wife’s condition, participating in cutting-edge research into “covert consciousness.” It’s an emerging field of study that probes what patients with disorders of consciousness can comprehend, even when they can’t respond.
Earlier this year, the University of Pittsburgh became the first research institution in the U.S. to use an Austrian device called the mindBeagle in a clinical trial of covert consciousness.
Rebalancing viral and immune damage versus repair prevents death from lethal influenza infection
Recovery from deadly influenza infection may hinge on helping the lungs heal in addition to stopping the virus, according to a new Science study in mice.
The results show that pairing modest antiviral therapies with immune modulation can restore damaged tissues and lung function, even after severe infection has taken hold.
Maintaining tissue function while eliminating infected cells is fundamental, and inflammatory damage plays a major contribution to lethality after lung infection. We tested 50 immunomodulatory regimes to determine their ability to protect mice from lethal infection. Only neutrophil depletion soon after infection prevented death from influenza. This result suggests that the infected host passed an early tipping point after which limiting innate damage alone could not rescue lung function. We investigated treatments that could have efficacy when administered later in infection. We found that partial limitation of viral spread together with enhancement of epithelial repair, by interferon blockade or limiting CD8+ T cell–mediated killing of epithelial cells, reduced lethality.