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Dec 13, 2024

Asthma more prevalent among children with a rare genetic disorder, study finds

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that children with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disorder affecting airway function, are significantly more likely than children without PCD to have asthma. The findings, recently published in a JAMA Network Open research letter, highlight the importance of routine asthma screening for children with PCD and suggest some children with asthma may have undiagnosed PCD.

An estimated 1 in 10,000 to 30,000 people in the United States have PCD. It affects the microscopic, hair-like structures called cilia that line the airways and help clear mucus, leading to an increased risk of serious breathing problems and infections in people with the inherited condition.

“The connection between PCD and has not previously received much attention,” said Benjamin Gaston, MD, the Billie Lou Wood Professor of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine, who co-led the study. “Our data analysis revealed an undeniable link, showing children with PCD were 22 times more likely to have asthma compared to children without PCD characteristics.”

Dec 13, 2024

Portable MRI and AI improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis with cost-effective precision

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

Researchers optimized portable low-field MRI with machine learning to improve brain morphometry and white matter hyperintensity detection, making Alzheimer’s diagnosis more accessible and cost-effective.

Dec 13, 2024

How our genome is like a generative AI model

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Our genetic code works a bit like DALL-E, apparently.

Dec 13, 2024

Skin as an immune hero: Fighting infections with self-made antibodies

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Researchers uncover how the skin autonomously produces antibodies through specialized immune structures, maintaining microbial balance and preventing infections.

Dec 13, 2024

Unlocking the 4th Dimension: Space-Time Crystals Unleash New Power Over Light

Posted by in categories: energy, materials

Photonic space-time crystals enhance light interaction and amplification, offering new applications in optical information processing.

Photonic space-time crystals are advanced materials designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of technologies like wireless communication and lasers. These crystals have a unique structure that is periodically arranged in three spatial dimensions and also changes over time, allowing precise control of light’s behavior. Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), in collaboration with Aalto University, the University of Eastern Finland, and Harbin Engineering University in China, have demonstrated how these four-dimensional materials can be applied in real-world technologies. Their findings were published in Nature Photonics.

Photonic Time Crystals

Dec 13, 2024

Why ‘remote work isn’t dead’ heading into 2025

Posted by in category: employment

The continued resilience of high-paying remote work jobs, and remote work in general, comes in an environment in which prominent CEOs and politicians have recently pushed to bring workers back to the office full time.

Dec 13, 2024

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common, contagious virus that affects your respiratory system. It spreads easily and leads to cold-like symptoms such as a runny nose and cough.

Most people with RSV have mild symptoms that go away on their own in a week or two. But RSV can lead to serious complications, especially for babies, older adults, and people with certain conditions.

If you have RSV and you can’t breathe well or you’re dehydrated, you may need to go to the hospital. You may need IV fluids, oxygen, or ventilation (which helps with your air flow).

Dec 13, 2024

AI can bring back a person’s own voice

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

And it can generate sentences trained on their own writing.

Dec 13, 2024

Kids’ Flu Vaccination Rates Continue to Plummet This Season

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Just 37% of kids have gotten flu shots this year, according to new CDC data. That’s down seven percentage points, from 44% of kids getting shots by this same time last year.

The data concerns health officials, especially since a record number of children died of flu-related causes last year.

Ultimately, 55% of kids got vaccinated against the flu during the 2023–24 flu season, which was the lowest rate in 12 years, a CDC official told NBC News. Vaccination rates have fallen for a variety of childhood vaccines in recent years. The trend has been blamed on vaccine fatigue after the pandemic as well as misinformation about the safety of childhood shots.

Dec 13, 2024

Mysterious, repeating radio bursts from space may finally have an explanation

Posted by in category: space

By searching sparsely populated regions of the galaxy, astronomers have for the first time found the source of a kind of signal that has puzzled them for years.

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