Biology
A New Mechanism Increases the Lifespan of the Immune System
A new mechanism that slows down and may even prevent the natural aging of immune cells – one of the nine ‘hallmarks of aging’ –…
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Health
Human Small Intestinal Organoids have been Optimized
Researchers from the Organoid group (formerly the Clevers group) have improved human small intestinal organoid – miniature versions of the small intestine. This will help…
Technology
AI-based Screening Methods may Accelerate the Discovery of New Drugs
Developing life-saving medicines can take billions of dollars and decades of time, but the University of Central Florida researchers are aiming to speed up this…
Neuroscience
A New Look at Impulsivity’s Neurobiology
While not all impulsive behavior speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders that often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance…
Health
Risk of a Treatable Eye Infection more than Triples with the Use of Reusable Contact Lenses
People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds…
Technology
Researchers have found a substance with Brain-like Learning Capabilities
EPFL researchers have discovered that vanadium dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics, is capable of “remembering” the entire history of previous external stimuli. This…
Technology
A Rechargeable and Controllable Robot Cockroach
An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with…
Physics
At the Large Hadron Collider, Physicists discovered Rare W Boson Trios
The Higgs boson is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, which is responsible for the mass of other fundamental particles such as electrons…
Technology
What Determines When The Gas Pump Turns Off?
If you’ve ever stopped breathing the strangely pleasant gas station air for a while, you might have pondered how the pump determines when to turn…
Physics
Sunlight Powers the Environmentally Friendly Quantum Sensor
A new take on highly sensitive magnetic field sensors ditches the power-hungry lasers that previous devices have relied on to make their measurements and replaces…
Biology
Neanderthals Generate fewer Brain Neurons than Modern Humans
The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Comparisons with our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, therefore provide…
Technology
Learning with rather than from Technology in Higher Education
Colleges and universities have been quick to adopt new technologies, often before their educational value has been proven. Higher education has experimented with technological advances…
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