CISA warns ransomware groups exploiting unpatched SimpleHelp RMM to breach organizations worldwide, risking data theft and double extortion
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Apple Zero-Click Flaw in Messages Exploited to Spy on Journalists Using Paragon Spyware
Apple patched zero-day flaws exploited to deploy Paragon’s Graphite spyware targeting journalists and civil society, raising global spyware concerns.
WordPress Sites Turned Weapon: How VexTrio and Affiliates Run a Global Scam Network
Infoblox reveals VexTrio’s sprawling adtech scam network affecting thousands globally via compromised sites.
AI Agents Run on Secret Accounts — Learn How to Secure Them in This Webinar
Invisible AI agent identities expose organizations to attacks, risking data and cloud security.
Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Exposes Microsoft 365 Copilot Data Without User Interaction
Critical zero-click AI vulnerability EchoLeak exposed sensitive Microsoft 365 Copilot data; Microsoft patched it to prevent data leaks.
Common sleep aid blocks brain inflammation and tau buildup in Alzheimer’s model
Scientists have found that lemborexant not only increased restorative sleep in male mice but also reduced levels of toxic tau and brain inflammation. The findings suggest that targeting the brain’s orexin system may help slow Alzheimer’s progression.
Super Mega Mega Toaster prints images on your bread
The humble toaster hasn’t really changed much over the years. After all, there isn’t much you can do with a device which exists purely to brown bread. Scott van Haastrecht begs to differ, and has added another string to the toaster’s bow by creating a device that prints a different picture onto…
Preventing stalling to improve CAR-T cells’ efficacy against tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells are a promising cancer therapy that are made from the patient’s own T cells, which are reprogrammed to fight their cancer. One of the limitations of CAR-T cell therapy is the ability of these cells to survive long enough to target the entire tumor.
Once injected back into the patient, the CAR-T cells tend to rapidly expand when they become activated by the tumor cells, but eventually die off due to a natural process called activation-induced cell death.
In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, a research team discovered a way to alter CAR-T cells so they can partially avoid activation-induced cell death, which allows them to live longer and better fight off the tumor.
Oral-Gut Bacteria Linked to Dementia Risk in Parkinson’s Disease
A new study has found that bacteria from the mouth may migrate to the gut and contribute to cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Repurposed cancer drugs shown to promote stroke recovery and limit brain damage
Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death, disability, increased economic burden and decreased quality of life around the world. Current stroke therapies are time-limited and largely focused on restoring blood flow, and there are few which address the secondary wave of inflammation that causes further injury in the hours and days after stroke.
A study by researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), has shown that a class of drugs, HDACi (histone deacetylase inhibitors), protects neurons and limits brain damage following stroke by altering the gene expression of microglia, the immune cells of the brain.
HDACi are currently used or being tested as treatments for certain cancers and are also being researched for neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.