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MIT researchers invent new human brain model to enable disease research, drug discovery
A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all...
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New quantum computer is on the path to unravelling superconductivity
Researchers at the quantum computing firm Quantinuum used a new Helios-1 quantum computer to simulate a mathematical model that...
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MIT study finds targets for a new tuberculosis vaccine
A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a...
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This book is a great insight into the new science of microchimerism
Hidden GuestsLise Barnéoud, translated by Bronwyn Haslam, Greystone Books
My children were conceived using donated eggs, so you would be...
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I Used Fitbit’s AI for a Week, and I’ve Never Had a Worse Fitness Coach
The new version of Fitbit’s app (currently in “public preview” mode) has some improvements and some shortcomings. On the first day it was...
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Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an "economic inactivity crisis" that threatens the country's prosperity, according to a new report.There were 800,000 more people out...
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Android Users Can Now Make Sora AI Slop Too
If you're keeping up with generative AI, especially generative AI video models, then you've probably heard about Sora, OpenAI's short-form AI video app....
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A new patch could help to heal the heart
MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a...
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Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Great Britain
For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office for National Statistics.Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes,...
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Turning on an immune pathway in tumors could lead to their destruction
By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells,...
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US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court
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