A scientist simulated the contents of the ice giant worlds, and found that a fluid layer may explain each planet’s strange magnetic field.
In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers investigate the role of fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) in creating T-cell-supportive niches within lung cancer tumors. The study findings elucidate how these specialized cells contribute to immune defenses by forming interconnected environments that facilitate T-cell activity, potentially enhancing anti-tumor immunity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
What are FRCs?
The ability of the immune system to fight cancer relies on coordinated interactions between various immune cells and their specialized microenvironments.
A new study reveals that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes medication, can significantly improve health parameters in aged male cynomolgus monkeys — possibly by slowing the aging process. The findings represent an important step toward understanding how pharmaceutical interventions might, in the future, extend the healthspan and delay age-related diseases in humans.
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?
Study unveils how specific cortico-thalamic connectivity patterns influence essential tremor suppression with deep brain stimulation (DBS). It highlights the contralateral thalamus as a pivotal driver of tremor modulation and potential pathways for enhanced intervention strategies.
Nuclear microreactors in remote areas require robust monitoring for safe operation.
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan has developed a groundbreaking real-time, 3D temperature mapping system for nuclear microreactors.
This innovation promises to enhance safety monitoring and pave the way for wider adoption of these compact power sources.
Nuclear microreactors, small enough to be transported by a semi-truck, are seen as a viable solution for providing energy in remote locations, disaster relief situations, and military operations.
Study highlights the safety and early bactericidal activity of quabodepistat when combined with delamanid, bedaquiline, or both, offering potential for shorter and more tolerable tuberculosis treatment regimens.
Science and Technology: This was previously thought to be impossible:
This was previously thought to be impossible:
Scientists were astonished to find that recirculating a cocktail of preserving agents through a severed pig’s head caused the animal’s brain to show signs of life.
As New Scientist reports, basic cellular functions were restored in the dismembered brain — something that was previously thought impossible following the cessation of blood flow.
While the pig brain wasn’t exactly oinking at the farm after the treatment, in scientifically significant ways it was seemingly brought back from the brink of death — a ghoulish experiment that could have implications for future efforts to reanimate a dead human brain as well.
A research team headed by Prof. Karl Leo at TUD Dresden University of Technology have developed an innovative, nature-inspired solution that could revolutionize the electronics industry: “Leaftronics.” This innovative approach leverages the natural structure of leaves to create biodegradable electronic substrates with enhanced properties and offers a sustainable, efficient, and scalable solution to the global-waste problem. These findings have now been published in the journal Science Advances.
Electronic devices, from toys to smartphones, consist of circuits. Specific substrates are used to manufacture these circuits. In commercial electronics, these are printed circuit boards (PCBs) made of glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin.
Most of these materials are not recyclable, let alone biodegradable. Given the sheer volume of electronic waste of more than 60 million tons per year (of which over 75% is not collected worldwide), there is an urgent need for sustainable alternatives.
