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Feb 3, 2021

Machine learning tool pinpoints disease-related genes, functions

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, robotics/AI

The idea struck Robert Ietswaart, a research fellow in genetics at Harvard Medical School, while he was trying to determine how an experimental drug slowed the growth of lung cancer cells.

Feb 3, 2021

The Unusual Rocket Thruster That Will Send Humans to Mars

Posted by in category: space travel

Plasma + magnets = magic.


A Department of Energy (DoE) physicist has a new nuclear fusion rocket concept that uses magnetic fields to make thrust. It’s a far-out idea that could carry astronauts to Mars.

Feb 3, 2021

Cellular Compartmentation And Protein Sorting (Protein Transport in Mitochondria) Part 2

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Feb 3, 2021

ABS Signs Teleport Deal with Telemedia

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, engineering, quantum physics

ABS is partnering with Telemedia, a broadcasting and teleport service provider in South Africa, to improve its service offerings to customers in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). ABS announced Monday that the company will gain access to a full suite of telecom services provided by Telemedia at its Johannesburg teleport. Telemedia will provide teleport fiber connectivity, data center hosting, and satellite uplink capabilities.

Telemedia said the partnership enables the company to further expand its broadcast and satellite connectivity services in the MEA.

“Our collaboration with Telemedia reinforces and strengthens our presence in the MEA and provides an extension to our global connectivity network,” Ron Busch, ABS’ EVP Engineering and Operations said. “[Telemedia’s] infrastructure offering with a solid track record, excellent customer support and can-do attitude during the COVID-19 pandemic shows its commitment to excellent customer service.”

Feb 3, 2021

IBM Algorithm Can Tell Who’s Going to Get Alzheimer’s

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, neuroscience

Given a large volume of spoken or written speech, can you tease out a signal?

Feb 3, 2021

Hybrid supercapacitor offers NiMH energy density, charges much faster

Posted by in category: energy

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology have added another hybrid supercapacitor design to the mix, promising the near-instant charge and discharge of a supercap with vastly improved energy storage on par with NiMH batteries.

Feb 3, 2021

Dosing Begins in Phase 1 Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Bradykinesia

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A first patient has been dosed in IMAC Holdings’ Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating its investigational umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a potential treatment for bradykinesia, a common motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease.

The infusion treatment was given on Dec. 292020, by the trial’s lead investigator Ricardo Knight, MD, at IMAC’s facility in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company announced.

Feb 3, 2021

A Step Closer to Developing “Smart” Stem Cells – Cells With Regenerative Abilities – Made From Human Fat

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

These new, adaptive stem cells can lie dormant until needed, a new animal study using human cells shows.

A new type of stem cell – that is, a cell with regenerative abilities – could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

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Feb 3, 2021

Remyelinating drug could help restore lost vision in MS patients

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

One common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) is vision impairment, and it can progress to blindness in some cases. Now, researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) report a drug that was able to reverse that vision loss in mice.

Feb 3, 2021

Quantum physics gives brain-sensing MEG scanners a boost

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

Hannah Coleman and Matt Brookes explain how quantum-enabled MEG scanners can yield new insights into the functioning of our brains.