UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Silicon is king in the semiconductor technology that underpins smartphones, computers, electric vehicles and more, but its crown may be slipping according to a team led by researchers at Penn State. In a world first, they…
Category: 5. Health
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Smart nanoparticles launch genetic attack on lung cancer and cystic fibrosis
Scientists have made a key breakthrough for treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic therapies directly to the lungs, opening promising possibilities for patients with conditions like lung…
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The hunger switch in your nose: How smells tell your brain to stop eating
No more hunger after cooking? A newly identified network of nerve cells is responsible, a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has discovered in mice. They discovered a direct connection from the nose to a group of…
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Pincer plot twist: How female earwigs evolved deadly claws for love and war
A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both sexes may have evolved these traits through sexual selection.
Do larger male elk have…
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Noise Is The New Secondhand Smoke
Woman have tinnitus,noise whistling in her ears
Summer is here, and so is the seasonal surge in sound, urban noise, social noise, and even the quiet missing from our homes and workplaces. But noise is not just a nuisance. Increasingly, it is…
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RFK Jr. Purges The Vaccine Advisory Committee
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee purge, a tech billionaire’s funding of research on AI and healthcare, Omada’s IPO and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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Definitive Phenotypes in Flow Cytometry
Standardization may not be the most exciting topic in biomedical research, but in an era where we lament the lack of reproducibility and distribute blame to reagents, sample prep, and general technical…
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The Future Of Healthcare Is Collaborative—And AI Is The Catalyst
Collaboration and AI in Indian health care
A quiet revolution is underway in the heart of a radiology lab at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, India. Artificial intelligence is scanning high-resolution images, flagging anomalies, reducing the…
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How RFK Jr.’s Firing Of Vaccine Committee Members Affects You
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 29: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for … More
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How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future
After my son was born in December, new parent questions consumed my thoughts. Is he sleeping enough? Is he screaming because he’s hungry or his diaper is dirty? And is poop normally that color?
Now that I’ve somewhat mastered…
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