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Sep 10, 2021

Signs of Dementia Are Written in the Blood

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

“Identification of these compounds means that we are one step closer to being able to molecularly diagnose dementia,” said senior author of the study, Professor Mitsuhiro Yanagida, who leads the G0 Cell Unit at OIST.


Summary: Researchers identified 33 metabolic compounds in blood samples that differed between those with dementia and cognitively healthy older adults. 7 of the metabolites were elevated in dementia patients, while 26 were at lower levels compared to samples of those without dementia. Elevating levels of those metabolites could have a neuroprotective effect against dementia.

Source: OIST

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Sep 10, 2021

Radiation Therapy Effectiveness Influenced by Gut Fungi

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

“We think that this indicates that gut bacteria and fungi influence anti-tumor immune responses in many, if not all, types of cancer.”


Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have discovered that intestinal microorganisms help regulate anti-tumor immune responses to radiation treatments, and that fungi and bacteria have opposing effects on those responses. The study, conducted in laboratory mice 0 illuminates a path toward improving the effectiveness of radiation and immune-based treatments for patients with melanoma, breast and many other cancers.

The study, published on Aug. 13 in the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Cell, builds on prior studies that focused on the role of intestinal bacteria in influencing immune responses to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Here the investigators sought to determine what role both bacteria and fungi in the gut might play in the response to radiation therapy.

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Sep 10, 2021

What happens if a solar storm hits Earth?

Posted by in category: futurism

How would our modern day technology react to a geomagnetic storm?

Sep 10, 2021

Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter

Posted by in category: transportation

After 50 years of sporadic development, Bell thinks it can build a survivable, long-range, high-speed, VTOL aircraft adapted to tomorrow’s wars.

Sep 10, 2021

SpaceX Inspiration4 all-civilian mission: How to watch the launch next week

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, space travel

The Crew Dragon orbital mission is doubling as a massive fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Sep 10, 2021

How Horizon Plans To Bring Quantum Computing Out Of The Shadows

Posted by in categories: business, computing, quantum physics

New tools are required if businesses are to take advantage of quantum computing, argues Horizon’s Joe Fitzsimons.

Sep 10, 2021

Launch of SpaceX’s private Inspiration4 mission slips by 24 hours

Posted by in category: space travel

The new launch window opens Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Sep 10, 2021

Watch This Whisper-Quiet eVTOL Jet Hover and Land

Posted by in category: transportation

Powered by 36 electric jet engines, Lilium’s fifth-generation demonstrator is an example of how quickly the eVTOL revolution is moving forward.

Sep 10, 2021

Elon Musk Mocks Jeff Bezos’ Attempt to Develop Immortality Tech

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, internet, life extension, robotics/AI, sustainability

#ElonMusk is on a better path than Bezos is partly because he’s working on his brain chip and once that brain chip has been made dubbed complete he can make it so it works with tech and we can merge Tech with people which means that we can make a life out of tech and have our body be completely made robotic and as long as we have materials like synthetic blood that feeds and sustains the brain with the proper nutrients to stay alive. Theoretically u could live much longer. He seems to have the robot body and robot made and chip almost complete now he needs the synthetic sustainable blood for a human brain 🧠 implant into the robot tech body using Brian chip to control it. Immortality In theory the brain doesn’t have to be in the robotic body it can still be connected to the body through a central location via #StarLink #Robot links https://fb.watch/7UAKDX92Vh/ https://fb.watch/7Uyo7JYdok/ “Life is a video game in that aspect” But even without the brain merge you will be able to pair our minds with these AI robots and use them on 🌎 earth or beyond like a ship to #Mars or any other place that can get the signal from the brain to the robotic body.


Elon is at it again.

Sep 10, 2021

South Korean researchers create chameleon-like artificial “skin”

Posted by in categories: biological, cyborgs

SEOUL, Sept 9 (Reuters) — South Korean researchers say they have developed an artificial skin-like material, inspired by natural biology, that can quickly adjust its hues like a chameleon to match its surroundings.

The team, led by Ko Seung-hwan, a mechanical engineering professor at Seoul National University, created the “skin” with a special ink that changes colour based on temperature and is controlled by tiny, flexible heaters.

“If you wear woodland camouflage uniforms in desert, you can be easily exposed,” Ko told Reuters. “Changing colours and patterns actively in accordance with surroundings is key to the camouflage technology that we created.”