The secret to great health is within our control, based on 23 drivers that are largely modifiable.
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Dec 27, 2022
Bengaluru Couple Pays Zero Electricity Bill in Dream Home Made of Mud, Recycled Wood
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: habitats, sustainability
Vani Kannan and Balaji, a Bengaluru-based couple, built their sustainable dream home using recycled wood and mud.
Dec 27, 2022
Immune checkpoint inhibitors: Immunotherapy for people with triple-negative breast cancer
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, health
Immunotherapy is a type of drug that might be an option if you have triple-negative breast cancer.
Triple-negative breast cancer, also called basal-like breast cancer, is not sensitive to hormones. This means that the breast cancer cells don’t use estrogen or progesterone to grow and they don’t have hormone receptors. This type of breast cancer also doesn’t produce too much of the growth-promoting protein called HER2.
“Triple-negative breast cancer is about 10% to 15% of all breast cancer cases,” says Pooja Advani, M.D., a medical oncologist with the Robert and Monica Jacoby Center for Breast Health at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
Dec 27, 2022
USDA approves GMO purple tomato with brain-boosting and cancer-fighting properties
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, food, genetics, neuroscience
Although genetically modified foods still get a bit of a bad rap, there are actually many good reasons why modifying an organism’s genetics may be worthwhile. For example, many breeds of genetically modified foods have made them more resistant to disease.
It’s also possible to modify foods to make them more nutritious. Take, for example, golden rice. This grain was engineered to have higher levels of vitamin A in order to tackle deficiencies of this nutrient in impoverished countries.
A purple tomato, created using genetic modification, may be available to buy in the U.S. as soon as 2023.
Dec 27, 2022
The Future of Data Science and AI: Careers in Data Science
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: robotics/AI, science
Join the Pan Asian Alumni Network (PAAN) and the Alumni Club of New York City for a series of virtual panels featuring diverse perspectives from the UChicago alumni community exploring career pathways, philosophical questions and trends determining the future of data science and artificial intelligence.
The first program in our series, Careers in Data Science, brings together UChicago alumni across different industries to discuss their career pathways, highlight key industry trends, and share advice for anyone looking to break into these fields.
Dec 27, 2022
Gravitas: South Korea reports first ‘brain-eating amoeba’ death
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: neuroscience
South Korea has reported its first death due to Naegleria fowleri or ‘Brain-eating amoeba.’ The amoeba enters through the nose and attacks the brain, causing meningitis. Should you be scared?
#SouthKorea #amoeba #WION
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Dec 27, 2022
New Biomarker Test Can Detect Alzheimer’s Neurodegeneration in Blood
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
PITTSBURGH — A group of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample. A study on their results was published today in Brain.
The biomarker, called “brain-derived tau,” or BD-tau, outperforms current blood diagnostic tests used to detect Alzheimer’s-related neurodegeneration clinically. It is specific to Alzheimer’s disease and correlates well with Alzheimer’s neurodegeneration biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
A group of neuroscientists led by a Pitt School of Medicine researcher developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample.
Dec 27, 2022
New Materials Will Bring the Next Generation of Quantum Computers
Posted by Jose Ruben Rodriguez Fuentes in categories: computing, quantum physics
Dec 27, 2022
Weather looking good for early SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: internet, satellites
Weather should be ideal for the early Wednesday launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink internet satellites.
Dec 27, 2022
Missouri S&T professor is looking to AI to help with kidney transplants
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
A four-year study will help develop AI software that will speed up the process of matching donated kidneys with patients in need, especially those not at the top of the transplant list.