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Dec 24, 2019

What are the best probiotics? Types, sources, and how to choose

Posted by in category: health

There are many different types of probiotic and many brands to choose from. For this reason, it can be difficult to know which probiotic is best for different situations.

The best probiotics for a person can depend on the strain of bacteria, how many bacteria the supplement contains, and whether or not the product also includes prebiotics.

Some research suggests that probiotics can help keep the gut healthy and may help relieve the symptoms of some health conditions.

Dec 24, 2019

A New Test for the Leading Big Bang Theory

Posted by in category: cosmology

Cosmologists have predicted the existence of an oscillating signal that could distinguish between cosmic inflation and alternative theories of the universe’s birth.

Dec 24, 2019

Fusion Researchers Find Safer, More Effective Way to Create a Star on Earth

Posted by in category: nuclear energy

A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma that fuels fusion reactions free of impurities that could reduce the efficiency of the reactions. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ( PPPL ) have found that sprinkling a type of powder into the plasma could aid in harnessing the ultra-hot gas within a tokamak facility to produce heat to create electricity without producing greenhouse gases or long-term radioactive waste.

Fusion, the power that drives the sun and stars, combines light elements in the form of plasma — the hot, charged state of matter composed of free electrons and atomic nuclei — that generates massive amounts of energy. Scientists are seeking to replicate fusion on Earth for a virtually inexhaustible supply of power to generate electricity.

Dec 24, 2019

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes ‘Capable of Destroying the Last Cancer Cell’

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Nearly a quarter of patients, 23.7%, treated with adoptive cell transfer tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for metastatic melanoma have experienced complete and durable responses, according to data presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

The trial (NCT01174121), conducted by the NCI, has been enrolling patients since 2010, and the subset of patients with metastatic melanoma have shown impressive responses to the therapy over time, with only two complete responders experiencing disease recurrence that resulted in death.

“We have a group of 44 patients with melanoma that are likely cured. They have had no other treatment since their TIL and have been free of disease for more than 5 years,” Stephanie L. Goff, MD, FACS, an associate research physician with the surgery branch at the NCI, told Cell Therapy Next.

Dec 24, 2019

Happy Holidays! 🎉

Posted by in category: futurism

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Dec 24, 2019

How a Mathematician Solved a Problem That Puzzled Computer Scientists for 30 Years

Posted by in category: computing

#28 in our top science stories of 2019.

Dec 24, 2019

Samsung is teasing some kind of new artificial intelligence called NEON

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

More details to come at CES 2020.

Dec 24, 2019

A Real-Life Deluminator for Spotting Exoplanets

Posted by in category: space

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Supriya Chakrabarti, Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Perhaps you remember the opening scene of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” that took place on Privet Drive. A bearded man pulled a mysterious device, called a deluminator, from his dark robe and one by one the lights from the street lamps flew into it.

Dec 24, 2019

Brazil to create national artificial intelligence strategy

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The plan aims to use AI to boost competitiveness and productivity and address issues such as social inequality.

Dec 24, 2019

Brain discovery upends ideas about attention

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Researchers have found a new area of the brain involved with selective attention, our ability to focus on one thing at a time in a chaotic world.